Joel Topcik

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Back to the Future with B&C

Television went live to the moon and back last week, in its most improbable feat of actuality coverage….” That’s how this publication summed up the historic TV coverage of the Apollo 11 moon mission 40 years ago. In an article titled “A Remote That Broke All the Records,” from the July 28, 1969, issue ( click here to read the reproduced story with original... More

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Michael and 'Motown 25'

When he died last week, I’d long since written off Michael Jackson as a sad casualty of fame. His Peter Pan shtick had gone from charming to creepy to possibly predatory, and the transformation of his face was just ghastly. But there was a time when I was a huge Michael Jackson fan, and it all started some 25 years ago with one of those seminal television moments that drive home how... More

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Dave-Haters Decry Letterman as "Verbal Pedophile"

While protesters in Iran took to the streets of Tehran this week, braving bullets and truncheons and imprisonment to voice their opposition to an allegedly fraudulent presidential election, angry citizens rallied in New York to vent their outrage at…a late-night host. The drawn-out dust-up between Late Show host David Letterman and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin over his... More

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BSG Finale: No Spoilers Here

“I promise not to reveal any of the spoilers I see here tonight.” That was the oath administered Monday evening by Ron Moore, executive producer of Sci Fi’s Battlestar Galactica , and recited by me and three dozen or so others–right hands raised–who attended a sneak preview of this Friday’s two-hour series finale. The screening, held at The New... More

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Syfy Rebrand: Fans React

So Sci Fi is rebranding itself as Syfy, and the fans–or at least the people willing to take the time to comment online–are not pleased. If the 300 comments so far on SciFiWire.com are any indication, the collective response to this morning’s announcement that Sci Fi Channel will change its name to Syfy goes something like this: Worst. Idea. Ever. Here’s a... More