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Robert B. Parker, author of the Spenser novels, dead at 77
- Just last week I posted one of my favorite episodes of the 80s ABC series Spenser: For Hire, and now comes word that the author of the novels, Robert B. Parker, has died...
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Spenser: For Hire - The Choice: Standout Episodes
- (Originally aired October 4, 1985). It's easy to forget how good a show Spenser: For Hire was. It was on for only three seasons over 20 years ago, it's not on DVD, an...
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Nathan Fillion: The TV Squad Interview
- When I was preparing for my Nathan Fillion interview, I knew that I had a big responsibility: people love this guy. I mean love-- in a slightly disturbing way. So I rea...
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25 awesome openings to '80s action shows (and five they missed) - VIDEOS
- We've talked a lot here about theme songs and how they just don't make them like they used to. The openings to shows used to be a lot longer, a real part of the show. To...
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New TV on DVD releases this week
- New TV DVDs, on sale tomorrow. Bozo's Circus - Bozo The World's Famous Clown Captain N and The Adventures of Super Mario Brothers - Complete Series Casper: Best ...
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Seth Green loves Nerf balls - VIDEO
- Long before he was turning into a werewolf on Buffy or creating puppets on Robot Chicken, Seth Green had a really bad haircut. After the jump is a video of a 1992 commer...
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The Onion picks the openings that fit their shows perfectly - VIDEO
- One of the saddest changes in the television landscape has been the disappearance of the theme song. They're really not that important to the people who create TV shows ...
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Spenser, a Boston private eye, tackles a different case each week with the occasional assist from his buddy Hawk. At the local police department, Spenser has a friend in gruff Lt. Martin Quirk. On the rare occasions when he issn't working, Spenser spends time with his girlfriend, Susan, a school guidance counselor.