Here's Television Entertainment

A review of television variety series and specials.

Norman Lear: A Life on Television

An ET special that features new interviews with stars of the long-running comedies Lear created and never-before-seen interviews from the ET vault. This one-hour special features new interviews with stars of the long-run

Teletirany: The Dictatorship of the Television in Mexico

Television as a Creative Medium

In 1969, Howard Wise presented the landmark exhibition TV as a Creative Medium at his eponymous gallery on 57th Street in New York. The exhibition is recognized as the first in the United States devoted to video (or tele

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

A special highlighting fifty years in the history of television. Includes tributes to Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Walter Cronkite, Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope and Ed Sullivan. Clips of classic television moments are presen

Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers

"Reverse Television" was created in the mid-1980's by video artist Bill Viola. The 30-second portraits were about portraiture and the idea of a person staring at the viewer (as the viewer stares at the TV screen). Concei

A Television Broadcast from Outer Space

Earth receives a broadcast from an alternate Earth, showcasing random fragments of day-time television that aired on the day their world ended.

31 Minutos: Yo Nunca Vi Televisión

Mounted on a modern set almost 32.8 ft, the show recreates the original spirit of the popular puppet news show. Tulio Triviño, Juan Carlos Bodoque, Patana Tufillo, Juanín Juan Jarry and the rest of the cast deliver live

Doctor Who: The Television Centre of the Universe

Blue Peter presenter Yvette Fielding takes Peter Davison, Mark Strickson and Janet Fielding on a trip through BBC Television Centre, meeting up with old friends and colleagues as they reminisce on their time spent workin

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NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure

A special documentary dealing with topics as narcotics, sex, promiscuity, fads, pop culture and morals in 1967.

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

Filmed in 1983 at Las Vegas's Tropicana Hotel and hosted by Diahann Carroll and Richard Kiley, this variety special features a star-studded cast. Performers include Kiley, who sings his show-stopping rendition of "The Im

Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius

A look at the career of comedian Ernie Kovacs, considered a pioneer in the early days of television, and whose innovative TV show spawned the careers of many of today's comics and comedy writers.

Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?

A look at writer Dennis Spooner’s work on Doctor Who.

Les Duos mythiques de la télévision

This entertaining documentary revisits iconic French television duos, showcasing their best moments, most memorable unexpected moments, and unforgettable laughs. A journey from the 1960s to the present day, it reveals th

Scrappy's Television

By converting a radio, Scrappy has a new invention, a TV set that he shares with his friends as they change channels watching various shows until they land on an exciting boxing match.

Artists in Theatre, Film and Television

A documentary about challenges facing art directors and production designers in theatre, film and television.

The Lord of the Tube Television

The lives of friends Daníel and Randver get much more complicated when they are forced to deliver a home order from the store where they work: a tube television… which they have to carry by hand. What should have been a

The Golden Age of Television

The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mob