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The Times Just Happened to Have a Reporter Along for the Creation of Friends

The Times Just Happened to Have a Reporter Along for the Creation of Friends

The New York Times had some amazing luck when the paper assigned a reporter to cover Marta Kauffman and David Crane's 1994 pilot season, never expecting it would involve the creation of Friends.
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Taylor Kitsch Is Lucky That The Age Range for Movie Stardom For Guys Is a Lot Later Than Women

Taylor Kitsch Is Lucky That The Age Range for Movie Stardom For Guys Is a Lot Later Than Women

Taylor Kitsch hasn't quite made the leap to major movie star as of yet, but luckily for him, guys still break out as movie stars in their 40s.
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Classic 1960s Christmas #18 – The Patty Duke Show “The Christmas Present”

Classic 1960s Christmas #18 – The Patty Duke Show “The Christmas Present”

We continue our countdown of Brian's favorite 1960s Christmas TV episodes with 1963's "The Christmas Present" from The Patty Duke Show.
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Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – Rainbow Movies

Pop Culture Wake-Up Call – Rainbow Movies

In the latest Pop Culture Wake-Up Call, your challenge is to identify the missing rainbow color from a series of movie titles.
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2021 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 8

2021 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 8

It's the Pop Culture References Advent Calendar! This year's theme is Classic 1950s TV Christmas, and Brian will count down his favorite Christmas episodes from the 1950s. Here's Day 8!
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Few Shows Have Needed A Wrap-Up Episode More than A.P. Bio

Few Shows Have Needed A Wrap-Up Episode More than A.P. Bio

A.P. Bio luckily was given an additional two seasons on Peacock after it was canceled by NBC, but it really needs a wrap-up episode.
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Playing TV Bingo With The A-Team

Playing TV Bingo With The A-Team

In TV bingo, Brian tries to find out if The A-Team ticked off enough TV drama cliches on a bingo card to hit a "bingo"!
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2021 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 7

2021 Pop Culture References Advent Calendar – Day 7

It's the Pop Culture References Advent Calendar! This year's theme is Classic 1950s TV Christmas, and Brian will count down his favorite Christmas episodes from the 1950s. Here's Day 7!
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Playing TV Bingo With The Facts of Life

Playing TV Bingo With The Facts of Life

In TV Bingo, Brian tries to find out if The Facts of Life hit enough TV sitcom cliches on a bingo card to make a "bingo"!
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Classic 1960s Christmas #19 – Julia “I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas”

Classic 1960s Christmas #19 – Julia “I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas”

We continue our countdown of Brian's favorite 1960s Christmas TV episodes with 1968's "I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas" from Julia.
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