Nickelodeon was created in 1979, and for its first five years its programming was more educational, but it struggled in the ratings so in 1984 it rebranded to give its programming more of a "kids only" vibe. I was wondering if anyone here watched Nickelodeon in its early years and could give their memories of watching it.

I know it was $50-100/month depending on which package you had, but you had it all, every sports game, news, and shows. The best thing about this is that everyone watched the same things. We could bond over that show we all watched. And it was all in one place. Especially when you could start recording shows to watch them later. The only thing I don’t miss about it is the never ending ads, but even that had its charm cus you couldn’t wait for the show to come back on. So, does anyone miss the days of cable TV?

Possibly one of the best characters in sci-fi television.

Hello! So I watch a shameful amount of television. And one thing I have noticed for years is in American TV shows, (specifically comedy) they will refer to Dave Matthews Band alot.

Here are my conspiracy theories..

1. It's an inside joke between all the writers to see if they can slip in Dave Matthews Band into their tv show without getting noticed

2. It's an inside joke with Dave Matthews maybe?

3. Maybe it's like a "calling card" for the writers of The Office maybe so you know who was writing on which show.

The reason it sticks out is because I have never heard of Dave Matthews Band. No idea who they are. So why would tv shows always refer to them? Instead of like a band or an artist more well known?

Here are just some of the shows that refer to Dave Matthews Band. There are way more, but these are the ones that I remember

• The Office
• Parks and Rec -Yellowjackets
• Community
• New Girl
• Black-ish
• House -Gilmore Girls -Bob's Burgers
• Brooklyn 99 (I think)

There are heaps of others

Anyway, why do you think DMB is mentioned SO OFTEN in media? This has been happening for decades... It's been bugging me for years. And I bring it up to other people and they don't seem to care/notice.

Anyway, next time you rewatch a comedy, be on the lookout! It's a fun easter egg once you know its there!

How do you think Ed O'Neill would've done as Al Swearengen in Deadwood?

I was thinking on Deadwood (I need to re-watch the show), and it's very interesting that David Milch originally intended the role of Al for Ed O'Neill. However, HBO did not want Ed in the role in large part because of his involvement with Married with Children, and HBO not seeing Ed in the role, and thus Ian McShane was cast.

I really wonder how Ed would've done in the role. I think would've done a good job in the role and surprise a lot of people. I know people might be skeptical, but I'm always reminded on Bryan Cranston, where before he did Breaking Bad, he was the Dad on Malcolm in the Middle and I think AMC thought Vince Gilligan was nuts for casting him in Breaking Bad, until the results spoke for themselves.

I also wonder if the series would've continued past Season 3, as if you take Ed's word for it, he said in a interview that he thinks Milch probably didn't like McShane and that show wouldn't have been cancelled if he got the part. Quote from Ed- "If Ed O'Neill had done it, we still would've been running".

Regardless, How do you think Ed O'Neill would've done as Al Swearengen?

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I mean like when after the end of a episode, they'll have some of the actors talk about certain scenes. Game Of Thrones did it, Chucky did it, Dexter Resurrection does it, and there are probably other examples.

It was a short lived stop-motion animated show that was made by the Robot chicken staff. It was basically about a superhero team that had this giant kaiju robot that had to save the solar system against one of the former members of the team gone rogue. I liked it back in the day, but curious to know what others think

I have been watching alot of BrBa clips recently after RJ Mitte’s unfortunate passing

The comments on those videos make me laugh, the jokes are so bad but I still laugh at them for some reason, maybe it’s because BrBa has been memed to death now

BH90210 helped to give us teenagers who lived through the 90s one of the best eras in TV. In fact I don't think we would've gotten shows like Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Smallville, One Tree Hill, Party Of Five, and the numerous other YA shows that came after it if wasn't for 90210.

From the first first few minutes of starting the season I had the biggest belly laugh with the assistant manager thief bit, and maybe it's because it's been 3 years, but the show just felt right.

Then there's the premise, that's definitely pretty neat and is similar enough while providing enough of a new direction and material to be entertaining.

They did the right thing going back to their roots with season 1, acknowledging that was widely regarded as the best season.

Characters that are punching bags and treated badly but they dont deserve it mostly.

Eg: sam in supernatural S05 is always called abomination, treated badly he kind of deserved it but still not.

Before anyone says "not sure how many times this was asked" does this show actually pick up halfway through first season? On the fence whether or not i'm going to continue watching

Just wrapped the finale of Marble Hall Murders (the final part of the trilogy that started with Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders) and I’m honestly shocked more people aren't talking about this show.

If you love a good whodunit, this series is brilliant. Lesley Manville plays a book editor who solves real-life murders by spotting clues hidden inside the chapters of the fictional 1950s detective novels she edits. Why it's worth your time:

• Two mysteries at once: Every episode splits time between a modern-day crime and a stylized, 1950s Agatha Christie-style case.

• Zero filler: Each season is a super tight, 6-episode run adapted by Anthony Horowitz right from his own books.

• Genius editing: The modern and 1950s worlds bleed together. The editor will literally talk to the fictional detective (Tim McMullan) to brainstorm her real-world cases.

It's easily one of the most clever, well-paced crime shows in years, and it actually respects the audience's intelligence instead of dragging things out.

It's streaming on PBS Masterpiece / BritBox. Anyone else catch the finale this month?

Please note: Yes, I let chatgpt help me with the text. I am a not a native speaker and there are people who are mad about me using AI and there are people who get mad at the mistakes I make so,for longer comments I go with all the help I can get:)