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NBC Mystery Movie
''The NBC Mystery Movie'' is an American television anthology series produced by Universal Pictures, that NBC broadcast from 1971 to 1977. Devoted to a rotating series of mystery episodes, it was sometimes split into two subsets broadcast on different nights of the week: ''The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie'' and ''The NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie''. ''The NBC Mystery Movie'' was a "wheel series", or "umbrella program", that rotated several programs within the same period throughout each of its seasons. In its first, 1971–72, it rotated three detective dramas that were broadcast on Wednesday nights from 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific time zones (7:30–9:00 p.m. Central and Mountain time). Background The origin of the "wheel" format was a joint programming and creative production agreement between the NBC Television Network and Universal Studios Television and Motion Pictures in 1966, in accord with which NBC ordered a multi-year series of dramatic antho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestrial television, terrestrial or Cable television, cable television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, Direct-to-video, direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats, and films released on or produced for Over-the-top media service, streaming platforms. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Pictures
Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios or simply Universal), is an American filmmaking, film production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered at the 10 Universal City Plaza, Universal Studios complex in Universal City, California, and is the flagship studio of Universal Studios, Inc., Universal Studios, the film studio arm of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers (producer), Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States and the fifth oldest globally after Gaumont Film Company, Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus and Nordisk Film, and is one of the Major film studios, "Big Five" film studios. Universal's most commercially successful film franchises include ''Fast & Furious, Jurassic Park'', and ''Despicable Me''. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Weaver
Billy Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, best known for his work in television and films from the early 1950s until just before his death in 2006. Weaver's two most famous roles were as Marshal Matt Dillon's deputy Chester Goode on the western ''Gunsmoke'' and as Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud on the police drama '' McCloud''. He starred in the 1971 television film '' Duel'', the first film of director Steven Spielberg. He is also remembered for his role as the twitchy motel attendant in Orson Welles's film '' Touch of Evil'' (1958). Early life Weaver was born June 4, 1924, in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Walter Leon "Doc" Weaver and his wife Lenna Leora ( ''née'' Prather). Weaver wanted to be an actor from childhood. He lived in Shreveport, Louisiana, for several years and for a short time in Manteca, California. He studied at Joplin Junior College, then transferred to the University of Oklahoma at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's two namesake flagship subsidiaries alongside Universal Studios. It is also one of the oldest stations in the United States. The headquarters of NBC is in New York City at the Comcast Building. NBC also notably has offices at the NBC Tower in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America, NBC is the oldest of the traditional " Big Three" American television networks (with the other two going by the abbreviations of ABC and CBS) and is sometimes referred to as the Peacock Network in reference to its stylized peacock logo, which was introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting. NBC has twelve owned-and-operated stations and has affiliates in almost every TV market ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The CBS Late Movie
''The CBS Late Movie'' is a CBS television series (later known as ''CBS Late Night'') that aired during the 1970s and 1980s. The program ran in most American television markets from 11:30 p.m. ( ET/ PT) until 2:30 a.m. or later, on weeknights. A single announcer (in the early years, CBS staff announcer Norm Stevens) voiced the introduction and commercial bumpers for each program, but there was no host per se, or closing credits besides those of the night's presentation. (The bumpers announcing the stars of the movie rotated names, two or three at a time, so more of the players would be mentioned.) The program was launched following the cancellation of ''The Merv Griffin Show'', which aired as part of the network's late night lineup from 1969 to 1972, and went on to have a long run in first-run syndication after Griffin decided to end his contract with CBS before it could cancel the talk show. From 1972 to 1984, "So Old, So Young", composed by CBS West Coast musical d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Men (TV Series)
''The Men'' was an umbrella title for three crime/adventure dramas aired in the United States by ABC as part of its 1972-73 lineup. ''The Men'' comprised '' Assignment Vienna'', '' Jigsaw'', and '' The Delphi Bureau''. The common element in each of those hour-long series was that its hero was a rugged individualist, working essentially alone with little or no supervision on matters of vital significance. The series' stars, respectively, were Robert Conrad, James Wainwright, and Laurence Luckinbill. The program originally aired on Thursday nights, with each element appearing in a regular rotation, every third week. But when ''The Men'' was moved to Saturday nights, in January 1973, the elements began to be aired with several episodes of the same one appearing in consecutive weeks. Unlike the similar ''NBC Mystery Movie'' wheel, the elements of ''The Men'' all came from different TV studios—''Assignment Vienna'', ''Jigsaw'', and ''The Delphi Bureau'' were respectively p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four In One (TV Series)
''Four in One'' is the umbrella title for a wheel series broadcast in the United States on the NBC television network as part of its 1970-71 schedule in the Wednesday 10 PM Eastern time slot. ''Four in One'' consisted of six episodes of each of four dramatic series: '' McCloud'', ''San Francisco International Airport'', ''Night Gallery'' and '' The Psychiatrist''. All six episodes of each program were run in order; then all were rerun interspersed with each other with a different series being shown each week. After the season, ''McCloud'' had proven sufficiently popular to be included as an element in a new wheel-format series, ''NBC Mystery Movie'', while ''Night Gallery'' was picked up as a stand-alone series. The other two elements, ''San Francisco International Airport'' and ''The Psychiatrist'', were cancelled. Episodes References *Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows ''The'' is a grammatical article in E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bold Ones
''The Bold Ones'' is the umbrella title for several television series. It was produced by Universal Television and broadcast on NBC from 1969 to 1973. It was a wheel series, wheel format series, an NBC programming approach also used by that network in series such as ''The Name of the Game (TV series), The Name of the Game'' and the ''NBC Mystery Movie''. Segments During the four years of the series there were four segments, three of which rotated the first two seasons; in the third the two survivors, ''The New Doctors'' and ''The Lawyers'' alternated, then ''The New Doctors'' in year four was the sole, remaining occupant under ''The Bold Ones'' umbrella. Just as in its wheel predecessor, ''The Name of the Game'', a season consisted of 24 originals with 8 shows filmed for each segment. However, in the debut season the police work forming the setting of ''The Protectors'' resulted in its order being reduced by two because of the new politically induced mandate by the networks to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Name Of The Game (TV Series)
''The Name of the Game'' is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack, which aired from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes each. The show was a wheel series, setting the stage for '' The Bold Ones'' and '' The NBC Mystery Movie'' in the 1970s. The program had the largest budget of any television series at that time. Plot The series was based on the 1966 television movie '' Fame Is the Name of the Game'', which was directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starred Tony Franciosa. ''The Name of the Game'' rotated among three characters working at Howard Publications, a large magazine publishing company—Jeffrey "Jeff" Dillon (Franciosa), a crusading reporter with ''People'' magazine (not to be confused with the real-life periodical that debuted in 1974); Glenn Howard ( Gene Barry, taking over for George Macready, who had originated the role in the earlier film), the sophisticated, well-connected publisher; and Daniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when standard time ( UTC−07:00) is in effect, and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time ( UTC−06:00). The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time at the 105th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. In the United States, the exact specification for the location of time zones and the dividing lines between zones is set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 49 CFR 71. In the United States, Canada, and Mexico, this time zone is generically called Mountain Time (MT). Specifically, it is Mountain Standard Time (MST) when observing standard time, and Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) when observing daylight saving time. The term refers to the Rocky Mountains, which range from British Columbia to New Mexico. In Mexico, this time zone is known as the or ('Pacific Zone'). In the United States and Canada, the Mountain Time Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Time Zone
The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ..., Mexico, Central America, and a few Caribbean Islands, Caribbean islands. In parts of that zone (20 states in the US, three provinces or territories in Canada, and several border municipalities in Mexico), the Central Time Zone is affected by two time designations yearly: Central Standard Time (CST) is observed from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March. It is UTC−06:00, six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and designated internationally as UTC−6. From the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November the same areas observe daylight saving time (DST), creating the designation of Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−08:00). During daylight saving time, a time offset of UTC−07:00 is used. In the United States and Canada, this time zone is generically called the Pacific Time Zone. Specifically, time in this zone is referred to as Pacific Standard Time (PST) when standard time is being observed (early November to mid-March), and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) when daylight saving time (mid-March to early November) is being observed. In Mexico, the corresponding time zone is known as the ''Zona Noroeste'' (Northwest Zone) and observes the same daylight saving schedule as the United States and Canada. The largest city in the Pacific Time Zone is Los Angeles, whose metropolitan area is also the largest in the time zone. The zone is two hours ahead of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
