Valerie Harper Blogathon!

Valerie Harper has been a small screen mainstay since the early 1970s. She won our hearts with Rhoda and has remained there through numerous made for TV movies, her series Valerie and several guest appearances. Always a beautiful and welcome presence, several bloggers are celebrating her life and career from March 19^th – 22^nd. Please stop by madefortvmayhem.com for updates and links and feel free to write something yourself. Just post a link in the comments section. Next week is all about Valerie, so put on your favorite headscarf and join in the fun!

Participating Blogs:

Christmas TV History - http://www.christmastvhistory.com/

Craftypants Carol - http://craftypantscarol.blogspot.com/

Go Retro - http://goretro.blogspot.com/

How Sweet it Was - http://howsweetitwas.wordpress.com/

Kindertrauma - http://www.kindertrauma.com/

Made for TV Mayhem - http://madefortvmayhem.blogspot.com/

Michael's TV Tray - http://michaelstvtray.tumblr.com/
Broadcasting Archives at the University of Maryland - http://broadcastarchive-umd.tumblr.com/

Classic TV Variety Show Blogathon

Welcome to the Classic TV Variety Show Blogathon, a tribute to the great variety series that graced American television from 1950s to the 1970s. Participating blogs and their posting dates are shown below.

If you also want to participate, please make sure your blog complies with the Classic TV Blog Association's guidelines (a key is at the top of this page). Then, send an e-mail to: classic.tv.blog.assoc@gmail.com. Include the title and web address of your blog--and specify what classic TV variety show you want to write about. There will be no duplicate tributes, so don't delay if you want to write about a favorite series.

Sunday, Feb 3

The Judy Garland Show - How Sweet It Was

The Dean Martin Show - It's About TV

The Flip Wilson Show  - Outspoken & Freckled
The Muppet Show - TV Gems

Monday, Feb 4

The Jerry Lewis Show - Thrilling Days of Yesteryear

The Brady Bunch Hour - Michael's TV Tray
The Frank Sinatra Show (Christmas episode) - Christmas TV History
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell- Classic TV Sports and Media

Tuesday, Feb 5

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special - Made for TV Mayhem

The ORIGINAL Saturday Night Live - Broadcasting Archives at the University of Maryland
Shindig! - Classic Film & TV Cafe

Classic TV Horror Host Blogathon

Welcome to the Classic TV Horror Host Blogathon, a tribute to those memorable TV hosts who brought us late night horror movies! This blogathon will run from October 24-31 (concluding, appropriately, on Halloween).

If you still want to participate, please make sure your blog complies with the Classic TV Blog Association's guidelines (hey, they're pretty general!). Then, send an e-mail to: classic.tv.blog.assoc@gmail.com. Include the title and web address of your blog--and specify what host you want to profile. Duplicate tributes are acceptable, provided there aren't too many devoted to one individual.

Here's the current lineup:

Dr. Paul Bearer (High Point, NC/St. Petersburg, FL) - Classic Film & TV Cafe, Oct 24

Svengoolie (Chicago) - Thrilling Days of Yesteryear, Oct 25

Klara Kackel, Hannah Hag, and Beyond Our Control (South Bend, IN) - Classic Film & TV Cafe, Oct 26

Bob Gordon and the Halloween Spooktacular (Winston-Salem, NC) - Classic Film & TV Cafe, Oct 27

Review of Television Horror Movie Hosts by Elena Watson - Classic Film & TV Cafe, Oct 28

Sammy Terry (Indianapolis) - ClassicBecky's Brain Food, Oct 29

Zacherley, The Cool Ghoul (Philadelphia) - How Sweet It Was, Oct 30

Crematia Mortem (Kansas City) - Outspoken & Freckled, Oct 31

Sammy (Terry) and Me - Dr. Film, Oct 31

Welcome Fans of Classic Television!

I love the classic television shows from the 1950s through the early 1980s. I'm not one to lament that television isn't what it used to be; there are still fine programs on TV today. But I am thankful that DVDs and networks like MeTV and Antenna Television provide the opportunity to enjoy great television series like The Fugitive, I Love Lucy, Mission: Impossible, The Prisoner, Cheyenne, Peter Gunn, Studio One, The Twilight Zone, and Upstairs, Downstairs.

When not watching these wonderful programs, I enjoy writing about them at my blog, the Classic Film & TV Cafe. I'm sure there are other classic TV bloggers out in the blogosphere. My goal to find them so we can band together to promote the Golden Age of Television.

The purposes of the Classic TV Blog Association are to: (1) Educate the public about classic television; (2)  Establish a community of classic television bloggers that support one another by sharing member blog links, commenting on each other's articles, promoting blog events, etc. There are no membership fees--this is an association of bloggers with a common interest. If you're interested in joining, e-mail me at classic.tv.blog.assoc@gmail.com and I'll send you details. 

If you're not interested in joining the Classic TV Blog Association--but still enjoy classic TV--I hope this site becomes a useful way to discover some informative TV blogs.