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There's no question but that television is an incredibly powerful medium of communication. Does that also extend to actually persuading an audience?
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There's no question but that television is an incredibly powerful medium of communication. Does that also extend to actually persuading an audience?
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Read MoreThe 1950s was a time rich with surprisingly good shows covering a wide range of genres and styles. Here are the best TV shows of the 1950s.
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Read MoreNickelodeon, the "first network for kids," is more than four decades old. And Nickelodeon truly changed the game in televised children's entertainment, opening up territory never dreamed about for kids. However, in Nickelodeon's quest to be edgy, they sometimes went into really, really dark areas.
Read MoreOld-school MTV wasn't just about the music videos. Our MTV just had way fewer pregnant teens and sexy werewolves.
Read MoreSome TV shows might have started out as good ideas, but somewhere along the way turned into complete jokes without realizing it. Then, they became timeless.
Read MoreSometimes the real-life effects of movies and TV shows can be much worse than you'd imagine, and sometimes even the opposite of what the filmmakers might have been hoping for. Don't buy pets just because you saw one in a movie.
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Read MoreNat King Cole was, without a doubt, a pioneer, but that doesn't mean his many successes came without struggles. Here's the untold truth of Nat King Cole.
Read MoreThere are a bunch of times when religious groups have cried "blasphemy!" in reaction to a plot point. Here are some TV shows that angered religious groups.
Read MoreDrag is a performance art with a deep and diverse history. And drag shows are older than you may realize, so here's the real history.
Read MoreKiller whale shows at theme parks such as SeaWorld have a long history of troubling practices. Discover the dark truth behind killer whale shows.
Read MoreThese failed superhero TV shows should have gotten another chance, but they just weren't able to take off.
Read MoreThe decades-long history of late-night TV has definitely had its moments -- and one of those moments includes comic Bobcat Goldthwait and a prank gone wrong.
Read MoreTake your weirdest idea ever, then add costumes, flashing lights, screaming announcers, and angry animals, and you've just invented a hit Japanese game show.
Read MoreSometimes, the fates smile on a Hollywood producer who's come up with a sure-fire, boffo concept. "The Jerry Lewis Show" from 1963 is not an example of this.
Read MoreIn 2011, Betty White and Joy Behar discussed how at the beginnings of White's career, no one had known that White's friend, the pianist Liberace, was gay.
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