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  Television   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The earliest television sets were radios with the addition of a television device consisting of a neon tube with a mechanically spinning disk (the Nipkow disk, invented by Paul Gottlieb Nipkow) that produced a red postage-stamp size image.
Television in its original and still most popular form involves sending images and sound over radio waves in the VHF and UHF bands, which are received by a receiver (a television set).
Paralleling television's growing primacy in family life and society, an increasingly vocal chorus of legislators, scientists and parents is raising objections to the uncritical acceptance of the medium.
www.gogoglo.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/t/te/television.html   (4260 words)

  
 Setting - The TV IV
In other cases the setting is so key to the storyline of the show that it couldn't be set in any other location such as Entourage in Los Angeles, The West Wing in Washington, DC, or Hogan's Heroes in WWII Germany.
In the case of science fiction shows set in the future, the change in time is often done to allow certain types of stories that are too controversial to portray in a more realistic setting such as the original Star Trek.
Many other shows set elsewhere are still filmed in New York or LA including the show Las Vegas which is filmed in LA. This can lead to unrealistic portrayals of the settings such as a much less dry Las Vegas.
tviv.org /Setting   (1173 words)

  
 Television Without Pity » Charmed » A Call To Arms
Unfortunately, the doorman took a quick glance up at the set, determined rather quickly this was material unsuitable for the surroundings, and instructed the bartender to change channels.
I must note, though, that the hateful little brat sports a look of unbridled glee during all of this, and that's nice, because it's rare to see the demonic on this show actually enjoying their work.
I'd call that spotless tray the first in what is certain to be a long, long list of continuity errors this season, were it not for the fact I'm convinced the wicked brat surreptitiously orbed the mashed-up remnants of his breakfast into his long-suffering brother's diaper while the camera was focused on his mother.
www.televisionwithoutpity.com /articles/content/a572   (704 words)

  
 Mystery Lists by Topic
A Bit of Whimsey: Mysteries and Academia - This is an extensive list of mysteries in an academic setting compiles by Eden Kuhlenschmidt and the members of Dorothy-L. Campus Crimes - List of academic mysteries compiled by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Library.
This list is by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Public Library.
This list is compiled by the Molly Williams of the Waterboro Library.
www.sldirectory.com /libsf/booksf/mystery/topic.html   (1959 words)

  
 The New Environmentalist - Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Officials hope to remove the animal from the endangered species list by 2010, but before then, they'll have to boost the population in the wild to a total of 1,500, with at least 30 breeding adults at each of 10 locations.
San Francisco may be making headlines with its innovative plan to radically expand solar power generation, but other places deserve kudos as well, according to a study released
The study, produced before the San Francisco plan was approved by voters last week, compared both planned and installed solar energy systems in the 50 states.
thenewenvironmentalist.com /care2/articles_0302/enviro2.html   (1296 words)

  
 Los Angeles, California - City Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The first notable achievement of the neighborhood councils was their organized opposition in March 2004 to an 18% increase in water rates by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (a municipal monopoly), which led the city council to suspend the rate hike pending further study.
Or, consider the San Fernando Valley: Lying north-northwest of Downtown L.A., "The Valley" is a 15-mile (24-km) wide basin ringed by mountains.
San Fernando in the northern corner of the San Fernando Valley is also a separate city entirely surrounded by L.A. territory.
www.yp.com /cities/los-angeles.php   (4581 words)

  
 Campus Television
RTN tapes studio shows weekly (including: a late-night variety show, is a talk show, and a student films program.) A news show airs live at 7 on Thursdays.
California police and their political allies pressed to have law enforcement decide when television could report live in a hostage crisis or in a tense situation where a suspect is barricaded inside a building.
Television news operations battled the snow, cold and wind to report on power outages, highway hazards and the storm's impact.
www.tvrundown.com /resourcc.htm   (3334 words)

  
 List of television programs - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
List of television shows set in New York City
List of television shows set in Oakland, CA
List of television shows set in Washington, D.C. edit]
www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/List_of_television_shows   (132 words)

  
 Talking With kids: Television
List all TV shows watched by each family member for a week, add up the number of hours spent and programs seen.
It may be all right to have a TV snack or dessert-a program watched for entertainment or relaxation alone, but such shows should come after the main course and not dominate the diet.
This Web page entitled "Talking With Kids About Television" does not appear in the print edition of "Talking With Kids About Tough Issues." It is originally entitled: "Television as a Tool: Talking With Kids About TV," written by Dr. Milton Chen, Director of the KQED Center for Education and Lifelong Learning in San Francisco.
www.talkingwithkids.org /television.html   (1862 words)

  
 An open letter to the programming weasels that pick the shows
I like the premise of the show, and that it had a look and feel that was unique to other shows that were being done at the time.
The problem could be that the show isn't well known, see the F.A.Q. File for answers as to why they select the shows they run.
The show is pure kitsch and it would be fun to see it, as it was fun to see "My Mother the Car" when TV Land ran it in the 90's.
www.mortystv.com /wish_list4.shtml   (1945 words)

  
 The Fugitive - AOL Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Kimble and the One-Armed Man converge on San Francisco, where a sailor could determine both of their fates.
Only on In2TV, watch full episodes of 'The Fugitive.' While the original series is among the highest rated TV shows ever, and the movie with Harrison Ford is a classic, this revamped high-tech version starring Tim Daly takes the story in a new direction for the 21st Century.
Kimble is on the run from Inspector Gerard, the one-armed man and bounty hunters hired by his late wife's father.
television.aol.com /in2tv/the_fugitive_tv   (484 words)

  
 Party of Five TV Show - Party of Five Television Show - TV.com
Set in a storybook Connecticut town populated with an eclectic mix of everyday folks and lovable lunatics, Gilmore Girls is a humorous multigenerational series about friendship, family and the ties...
Aside from a love for hoops, it seemed that Lucas and Nathan were two young men with little in common, but they were bound by the fact that they share the same father.
And the beginning of everything else" Set in the fictional town of Capeside, MA, Dawson's Creek is the coming of age story of four friends on the verge of...
www.tv.com /party-of-five/show/194/summary.html   (727 words)

  
 TV ACRES: Television Jargon - Definitions & Terminology
"the little fl box") is attached to participating television sets and measured whether the TV set was turned on and which channel was tuned in.
Other terms used for this phenomenon are grazing, zipping (recording a program on a VCR and then scanning past the commercials) and zapping (quickly pushing the buttons on the remote control to eliminate a commercial or other uninteresting items that just came on the screen).
The original storylines from the fl and white episodes, which first aired from 1955-65 on both the CBS and NBC networks, were updated/refilmed in color and edited together with colorized versions of the original fl and white opening and closing segments which featured the droll host Alfred Hitchcock.
www.tvacres.com /jargon.htm   (2052 words)

  
 Television Discography at CD Universe
Spin (5/99, p.153) - "...A club set recorded in 1978 just before the art-punk pioneers' (first) implosion, the pyrotechnics rank right up there with the new Built To Spill..." Q (7/99, p.147) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...[nails] Television's live snap'n'crackle...and sophisticated...
Television came up in the 1970s among the first wave of New York punks (Ramones, Talking Heads, etc.), but their ambitious epics and stellar musicianship were far removed from the proletarian orientation of their CBGB's peers.
Television broke up after two albums, but reunited long enough for a third in 1992, and have since staged sporadic reunion concerts.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/artist/Television/a/Television.htm   (185 words)

  
 AfterEllen.com - he San Francisco Setting: Showcase or Stereotype?
For a city that is considered around the world by homosexuals and heterosexuals alike as "The Gay Disneyland," not representing a significant segment of its population in a TV show for fear of offending the mainstream audience is beyond irresponsible.
That being said, one would assume that having a current drama set in San Francisco with five featured female players should easily include at least one Sapphic sister.
Quite frankly, I'd prefer to see one on a show set in the Deep South but I have a greater chance of being struck by a meteor.
www.afterellen.com /TV/SFsetting.html   (1143 words)

  
 O'Reilly -- Digital TV without the Subscription   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
I live in San Francisco, and my home is only a few miles from Sutro Tower, the main TV transmitter for the San Francisco Bay Area.
KCSM, one of the PBS stations in the San Francisco area, lost the lease on their analog transmitter site in May. As required by the FCC, KCSM had been broadcasting a digital signal on channel 43 in addition to the analog signal on channel 60.
A set-top box might also come in handy later, since many high-definition sets do not include a digital tuner, although recent FCC rules requiring digital tuners are beginning to take effect for larger sets.
digitalmedia.oreilly.com /2004/10/14/digital_tv.html   (1988 words)

  
 TiVo tests service to download shows via Internet
SAN FRANCISCO - Add TiVo Inc. to the list of companies trying to wed the Internet to television.
The digital recording company will soon allow customers to download TV shows to their set-top boxes via the Internet, even before the shows air on TV.
No one yet has found a way to overcome the considerable technological hurdles, such as finding a speedy way to pump two-hour movies through broadband, or convince Hollywood that its content won't be pirated and that it can profit from Internet broadcasts.
www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/business/articles/0813tivo13.html   (603 words)

  
 Starcade
Quite a bit of work had to be done: a new set built, treatment and script written, finding a “fresh and new” host (Trebek was not renewed, Mark Richards an ‘unknown’ was selected), auditioning potential contestants and creating the massive rules and regulations manual encompassing every imaginable production detail.
The show underwent more changes: Mark Richards (who hosted episodes #1 through 23) was replaced by veteran Geoff Edwards (Jackpot!, Shoot for the Stars) and a second prize round was dropped.
Francisco, but very sadly the new disc had a big crack on one side.
www.dragons-lair-project.com /community/related/starcade   (3768 words)

  
 Global Vision Television
Global Peace Media was established in 1989 and is based in San Francisco.
These shows have also aired on NPR and local radio stations and have recently been offered air time on both a national cable TV station and an international radio station that reaches 100 countries.
Recent shows have featured segments on the changing role of women around the globe, holistic education, modern spiritual life, art rituals, environmental ethics, the role of music in healing and included interviews with social activists and artists such as Dr. Fritjof Capra, Helen Caldicott, Gloria Steinem and Carlos Santana.
www.kynthia.net /gpm/GV.html   (413 words)

  
 Wired News: TiVo Untethered and Ready to Go
No longer confined to TiVo digital video recorders in the living room or bedroom, subscribers will be able to transfer their recorded shows to PCs or laptops and take them on the road -- as long as the shows are not specially tagged with copy restrictions.
The company, based in the south San Francisco Bay community of Alviso, eventually hopes to expand its service so video can be accessed anywhere via the Internet.
For now, the feature sets TiVo apart from its growing list of competitors, such as cable operators that are introducing digital video recording features into their set-top-boxes.
www.wired.com /news/technology/0,1282,66152,00.html   (732 words)

  
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USA Network is cable television's leading provider of original series and feature movies, sports events, off-net television shows, and blockbuster theatrical films.
In the show, he takes on the persona of a difficult-to-work-with actor on the set of a movie musical.
It will be set in San Francisco, and is being backed by Warner Brothers.
www.lycos.com /info/films--movies.html?page=2   (391 words)

  
 OLD RADIO SHOWS - WISH LIST
Airchecks of the "Big 11 Countdown" show with Johnny Hayes heard daily on KRLA in Pasadena, which ran from about 1976 to 1991.
Shows #1, #67 and #150 of Scott Muni's "Ticket To Ride, A Weekly Tribute To The Beatles".
Copy of the 1970 Barry Richards television show from WDCA TV (Channel 20) in Washington DC that featured a band called The Illusion.
www.oldradioshows.com /wishlist.html   (953 words)

  
 Adventure by Television CD
Television's second album arrived a year after the band's remarkable 1977 debut, MARQUEE MOON.
In the late '70s, Television was lumped together with other bands that came out of a New York City scene that had an epicenter at the club CBGB.
Television's music shows none of the dulling effects of age, and its first two albums are essential.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/6248604/a/Adventure.htm   (265 words)

  
 the cubby creatures :: shows
The Cubby Creatures play a set of music outside Cubby Control as part of RockOutSF, a citywide protest for which bands all over the city set up their equipment in outside locations and play for the purpose of bringing attention to the plight of musicians during the "dotcom" craze of the late 90s/early 00s.
The Cubby Creatures perform at SAP: The Residue of the San Francisco Art Scence, an "alternative art fair" organized by San Francisco artists Julie Deamer and Jim Schatz, and held at the Lanai Motel on Lombard St. in San Francisco.
The Cubby Creatures' debut show and release of Cubby Missalette #3 at Artists' Television Access in San Francisco as part of their day-long fundraiser event featuring musical performances, films, and food.
www.cubby.net /creatures/past_shows.html   (957 words)

  
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He was on the red carpet at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood for the 40th Anniversary of Disney's Mary Poppins, rubbing elbows with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke and also covered the Lion King video release with special guest Elton John.
At an early age, Franco discovered the spotlight as he held the microphone at family reunions, performing impromptu shows and enjoying being in front of the cameras and audiences.
His passion for television and entertainment was made very clear the moment he stepped on to his first studio set.
francofinn.com   (553 words)

  
 List of television shows set in San Francisco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of television shows set in San Francisco, California.
The Lineup (police drama, 1954-60; not the Fox news show The LineUp)
Categories: Lists of TV series by city setting
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_television_shows_set_in_San_Francisco   (95 words)

  
 List of television shows set in New York City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1 Shows set primarily in the Five Boroughs
[edit] Shows set primarily in the Five Boroughs
[edit] Shows set primarily in other parts of the New York metropolitan area
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_television_shows_set_in_New_York_City   (472 words)

  
 Dalkey Archive Press: Curtis White
Memories of My Father Watching TV has as its protagonists television shows, around which the personalities of family members are shaped.
The shows have a life of their own and become the arena of shared experience.
He rightly calls the old shows dinosaurs, but in his chosen role as oracle of television, he makes the dinosaurs not only walk but dance for us.
www.centerforbookculture.org /dalkey/backlist/white.html   (1339 words)

  
 Comcast set to roll out HDTV/DVR box | PVRblog
I can't imagine having to be in front of the set every Sunday at 9:00 to watch Alias, and in front of the set every Thursday at 10:00 to watch ER, etc., and not being able to fast-forward through commercials or simultaneously record another show.
Showing a full hour leaves less room for the titles of the shows, so I see a lot of "My Wife..." and "Lord of the..." and sometimes, all I see in the blocks are "...", so I have to guess at the show's titles.
You can also set a show to record, and then if you, like me, end up getting home 15 minutes after it started, you can watch from the beginning while the show continues recording, instead of waiting for the whole show to record (like you have to with, say, VHS).
www.pvrblog.com /pvr/2003/12/comcast_set_to_.html   (21587 words)

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