Small-Screen 66 – #62: Adventures from the Book of Virtues (PBS, 1996-2000) I admit it. There’s a lot of PBS on this list. As I explained in the Creepy Classics Countdown last October, I never had cable as a child, so most of what I watched on TV up until about the age of 10…
Small-Screen 66 – #63: “The Joy of Painting” [and “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” and “How It’s Made”] (PBS, 1983-94) / (CBC/PBS, 1963-2001) / (Discovery Channel Canada, 2001-Present) Okay. This is definitely the most ungainly selection of the Countdown. Lumping three shows into one post may seem like cheating. Unlike Hercules and Xena, they aren’t “twin” series by…
Small-Screen 66 – #64: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS, 1993-98) This may be a short post. I know those six words tend to sound the death knell of any chance at brevity here. But the fact is I have a bit less to say about this show than some of the others. If we do…
Small-Screen 66: #65: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys / Xena: Warrior Princess (Syndicated, 1995-99 / 1995-2001) In my “Film Favorites” countdown, I mentioned that 1998’s Merlin introduced me to the live-action fantasy genre. In retrospect, that’s not entirely true. Today I’ll be addressing a pair of twin series which predated Merlin by several years, and which…
Small-Screen 66 – #66: “American Inventor” (ABC, 2006-07) We kick off the countdown with a short-lived reality series which, true to its title, featured American inventors vying for a chance to attract entrepreneurial interest, further develop their creations, and ultimately score a million-dollar production deal. In each episode of American Inventor, an assortment of inventors…
Note: This introduction was written in April 2014, and the first 11 posts were written shortly thereafter. Some inconsistencies may still be present with regard to dates and season information. Additionally, I have seen quite a few more shows since I composed the list…I’ll follow-up with some up-to-date “honorable mentions” at the end of the…
Brian here! In 2013, I counted down my 100 Film Favorites. I first wrote the posts over at Brian Terrill Movie Night, and then debuted new-and-improved versions when I transplanted the series to EarnThis. Last year, I began a sequel series, looking at a few of my favorite TV shows. The “Small-Screen 66” will be…
CHRISTMAS CLASSICS CALENDAR 2013 – #1: “Jingle Cats” Okay…here’s the deal. I’m really not sure if anyone out there was anxiously waiting for this or not. But here it is. THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS COUNTDOWN! Er…make that “Calendar,” since, as faithful reader Tim Planert pointed out, I always count up. So, I…
CHRISTMAS CLASSIC COUNTDOWN #1 – “Holidays Are Coming” Yes, friends and neighbors, the BTMN Christmas Classic Countdown is back…and off to a late start from day 1. I hope you can overlook my tardiness and still enjoy the month to come, as I feature 25 songs and poems from Christmas films and television specials throughout…
Those of you who followed my “100 Film Favorites Countdown” may remember that the posts were updated versions of mini-reviews which originally appeared on my “Facebook pseudo-blog,” Brian Terrill Movie Night. That page in turn initially grew out of a Phi Mu Alpha fraternity event of the same name, which the brothers instituted just to…