A person who wakes up every morning thanking the Lord for escaping a childhood hometown is forced, suddenly, by circumstance to return. It's the plot that launches a thousand Hallmark movies every December...

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GETTING A BIG LIFE TO THE SMALL SCREEN: 'GENIUS: ARETHA' By Mike Hughes

Some lives are neat and fun-sized; they can easily be condensed into a movie or less. Then there are the grand exceptions...

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1995: FOX DEBUTS 'SLIDERS' By TV WW

This day in 1995 marked the debut of the Fox sci-fi series, Sliders...

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1966: 'BEN CASEY' RETIRES FROM ABC By TV WW

On this day in 1966, Ben Casey ended its six-season run on ABC...

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'THE SIMPSONS' HITS 700 By Mike Hughes

The Simpsons is now coming full-circle: Its first episode was a Christmas tale; so is its 700^th...

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EXAMINING THE 'GENIUS: ARETHA FRANKLIN' ON NAT GEO By David Hinckley

Nat Geo's exhaustive biopic on Aretha Franklin suggests it may have been more fun to listen to the Queen of Soul than to be the Queen of Soul...

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1988: NBC PRESENTS THE TELEFILM 'INHERIT THE WIND' By TV WW

On this day in 1988, NBC presented a telemovie based on the 1960 film, Inherit the Wind...

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1977: 'THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW' ENDS By Linda Donovan

On this day in 1977, the last episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show aired.

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'THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER' WILL BE A MARVEL FAN FAVORITE By David Hinckley

Lest any viewer thinks Marvel's new TV series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, will follow WandaVision and start with a crazy if delightful detour into a whole different world, it doesn't...

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A LITTLE STAR-STUDDED HORROR WITH 'CALLS' By David Hinckley

You won't see a stranger use of television this year than the new Apple TV+ series Calls, whose ten episodes begin streaming Friday...

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