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Mary Tyler Moore in downtown Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mary Tyler Moore Statue

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.
television

When Networks Aired Their Failed TV Pilots in the Middle of the Summer

A lot of bad television has been made throughout history.
Ernie Smith January 23, 2017
<em>Media Burn</em>, by John Turner
cars

Why is This Space-Age Car Slamming into a Wall of Flaming TVs?

How a photographer landed an iconic shot of the 1975 performance piece "Media Burn."
Andy Wright January 4, 2017
television

A Giant Jeremy Clarkson Head Is Mysteriously Haunting America's Highways

Where is his head at?
Eric Grundhauser December 6, 2016
<em>Café, con aroma de mujer</em> was one of the most successful Colombian TV shows of all time.
television

The Wildly Popular Colombian Soap Opera Even the Government Stopped to Watch

When coffee-induced passion was a matter of national importance.
Mariana Zapata November 17, 2016
Washington, D.C.

Starship Enterprise NCC-1701

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Ianto's Shrine
Cardiff, Wales

Ianto's Shrine

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.
<em>Freddy's Nightmare's</em> had a great intro.
television

Jumpstart Your Halloween With These '90s Horror TV Intros

Fear and intrigue, together in the opening titles.
Eric Grundhauser October 31, 2016
Roald Dahl welcomes you to the <em>Way Out</em>.
31 days of halloween

In 1961, Roald Dahl Hosted His Own Version of 'The Twilight Zone'

Looking back at the macabre delights of the famous author's forgotten TV horror show.
Eric Grundhauser October 28, 2016
murder

Watch a Serial Killer Play the Dating Game

Bachelor number one was hiding a horrific hobby.
Molly McBride Jacobson October 26, 2016
Television moved from analog to digital in 2009.
television

The Long, Weird Transition from Analog to Digital Television

Remember rabbit ears?
Ernie Smith October 25, 2016
Binghamton, New York

Rod Serling Gazebo

A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown
television

Watch This Bird Man Whistle 'Georgia On My Mind'

The only thing more impressive might be his mullet.
Molly McBride Jacobson October 19, 2016
television

We Asked 32 Trekkies How They Would Create a Perfect Future

No one knows utopia like "Star Trek" fans.
Eric Grundhauser September 13, 2016
Della Reese performing on her show in 1970.
television

Decades Before Oprah, Della Reese Was the First Black Woman to Host a Talk Show

The program was historic. But why are the archives lost?
Mayukh Sen August 22, 2016
television

Gravity Falls' Final Mystery Has Been Solved

In an undisclosed location.
Eric Grundhauser August 3, 2016
games

Puzzlers Just Got a Little Closer to Solving Gravity Falls' Final Mystery

Dipper and Mabel's epic summer is still keeping it weird, months after the show went off the air.
Sarah Laskow and Eric Grundhauser July 26, 2016
television

The First Democratic Convention on Live TV Was the Last Not to be Air-Conditioned

In Philadelphia in 1948, it got hot.
Erik Shilling July 25, 2016