Category: Continuity
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Men Behaving Badly USA
I thought I’d do a little deeper dive than normal into a US version of a British show. Men Behaving Badly was created by Matthew Carlson, based on the ITV/BBC series by Simon Nye. It aired on NBC from September of 1996 to December the following year. It arrived with much fanfare. While I don’t…
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SeinRadio
On the 7th May 1997, Jerry Seinfeld appeared on an episode of Newsradio called The Real Deal. It was sweeps week, I think, and a lot of the NBC shows were having guests from other NBC shows. As you can see that same night had a double bill, and the second episode had a guest…
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A Galaxy Of Continuity
Here’s a little bit of news, adverts, and continuity from Galaxy on BSB, circa 10th November 1990, care of The TV Museum. There’s a lot to talk about here, which is why these snippets are always such fun to watch. I’ve no idea what the show that begins the clip is, but the credits are…
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Ha Ha Halloween: Newsradiooooh
It shouldn’t surprise you to know that US sitcoms are much more likely to have made Halloween themed specials than UK ones. I wish these clips were more indicative of the quality of Newsradio, because it’s an overlooked show that is well worth a watch. Stephen Root and Dave Foley are particularly good in it.…
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Ha Ha Halloween: Reasonably Scary Monsters
To celebrate the release of Godzilla, and nothing to do with yer actual Halloween, BBC2 dedicated itself in July of 1998 to Monster Night. The strand was hosted by Bill Bailey, with guests Phill Jupitus and Paul Ross, and had a documentary from Alex Cox about Godzilla, a showing of the 1976 version of King…
