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  Television Quotes - The Quotations Page
Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it.
Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want.
Television enables you to be entertained in your home by people you wouldn't have in your home.
www.quotationspage.com /subjects/television   (575 words)

  
 Television Quotes
Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home.
Television is a gold goose that lays scrambled eggs; and it is futile and probably fatal to beat it for not laying caviar.
Television is the literature of the illiterate, the culture of the low-brow, the wealth of the poor, the privilage of the underprivilaged, the exclusive club of the excluded masses.
www.worldofquotes.com /topic/Television/1   (369 words)

  
 Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury as amateur sleuth and mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, has been the only significant dramatic series on American television to feature an older woman in the sole leading role.
Rarely has a suspect been shown in touch with a lawyer; Jessica always happens to be on the scene when a murder has just taken place and makes time in her schedule to solve the crime.
Since her involvement in Murder, She Wrote, Lansbury, the actress, has spoken out on occasion against the tendency for network television to propagate a "masculine mystique" and unfairly favor programs oriented toward younger audiences.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/M/htmlM/murdershew/murdershew.htm   (1127 words)

  
 Murder By Television
MURDER BY TELEVISION opens with highly stylized Art Deco titles utilizing lightning bolts and the action quickly moves into the board room of a corporation which has attempted to obtain patent rights to an early version of television.
MURDER BY TELEVISION was made directly after the actor's fine turn as Dr. Richard Vollin in the Universal Pictures classic THE RAVEN (1935).
MURDER BY TELEVISION is 60 minutes of early Bela Lugosi which is essential viewing as it foreshadows his quick career decline during and after his association with Universal Pictures.
www.dvddrive-in.com /reviews/i-m/murderbytelevision1935.htm   (539 words)

  
 Murder by Television (1935)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The plot deals with something that was only a dream for a lot of people during the thirties; television.
It's interesting how much television was on the minds of many people in 1935.
"Murder By Television" shows a glimpse of what was to be as well as being a good murder mystery from the mid-thirties.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0026740   (344 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Murder by Television: DVD: Bela Lugosi,June Collyer,Huntley Gordon,George Meeker,Henry Mowbray,Charles Hill ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
On the night of his initial broadcast Houghland is mysteriously murdered in the middle of his demonstration and it falls to Police Chief Nelson to determine who the murderer is from the many suspects present.
Murder By Television is a rather poor representative of that type of movie.
The murder victim in this case is a television pioneer whose plans for a technological breakthrough are in high demand.
www.amazon.com /Murder-Television-Bela-Lugosi/dp/B00008AOV0   (1476 words)

  
 Inside Television: Murder and Machinations
Television is the world of daydreams, of accessible pleasures.
Television today is the empire of daydreams described in George Orwell's novel "1984" where people are run by the televisions present in every apartment and permanently switched on.
On Russian television, all six channels aspire to the honor of being Orwell's Ministry of Truth.
www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/1995/10/18/032.html   (185 words)

  
 Murder by Television
Murder by Television manages to so completely date itself that there is little horror left for a modern audience and it even makes me question whether viewers in the '30s would have found it that frightening.
It walks the thin line between mystery and horror in an age when horror was defined by monsters and not by psychopaths.
So there's this new-fangled thing called television and the science breakthroughs are coming on an almost daily pace.
www.xmission.com /~tyranist/horror/reviews/m/MurderbyTelevision.html   (251 words)

  
 Quotation Search - Quote Search - The Quotations Page
If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he next comes to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination.
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.
The slanderer and the assassin differ only in the weapon they use; with the one it is the dagger, with the other the tongue.
www.quotationspage.com /search.php3?homesearch=Murder&page=3   (406 words)

  
 JR.com: Movies / Television / Murder Investigations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The television series BONES is a crime drama that mixes elements of forensic science, romance, and comedy to excellent effect.
MURDER, SHE WROTE, which was wildly popular for its entire 12-year run, was one of the most successful mystery shows of all time.
One of cable television's first hit series', SILK STALKINGS was created by veteran television producer Stephen J. Cannell, who...
www.jr.com /xs-movies-television-murder-investigations--si!16184.html   (620 words)

  
 IFEX :: Suspect convicted in television journalist's murder
Khurtsilava, a former police officer, was arrested for the murder in December 2001.
Although the court ruled that the murder was not politically motivated, the journalist's widow, Khatuna Chkhaidze, maintains that he was killed for his work, and that the mastermind behind the murder remains unpunished, according to Georgian and international news reports.
Chkhaidze claims that her husband's investigative journalism into ties between top Georgian government officials and Chechen separatists in Georgia's restive Pankisi Gorge is the true motive for the murder, and Sanaya's colleagues at Rustavi 2 have echoed these concerns.
www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/52015   (351 words)

  
 Listen To Me - Diagnosis Murder
He also achieved the notable status of becoming a major irritant by starring in Diagnosis Murder, a television show that is equal only to Murder, She Wrote in the stakes of mindless pap.
What usually helped me in the deduction process were the lingering close-ups of a suspect pulling an evil face, accompanied by fitting bad guy music which did little to hide the fact that the person was guilty.
The idea of a murder, followed by a bit of sleuthing, with a typically melodramatic finale - and closing on some wacky joke - is a very tired one after all these years.
www.listentome.net /tv26.php   (1459 words)

  
 Murder She Wrote: The Complete First Season   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Murder She Wrote: The Complete First Season to receive a rating.
Angela Lansbury stars as Jessica Fletcher, a widowed mystery writer who stumbles across a murder in each episode, and cleverly deduces who the criminal is before anyone else can.
Although the show followed a formula, the pleasure came from investigating the crime along with Jessica, and from Lansbury's charming portrayal of the amateur sleuth; she was nominated for an astonishing 12 Emmys for her role.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/murder_she_wrote_the_complete_first_season   (444 words)

  
 TELEVISION - Mystery!: Murder Room - Part 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
When Neville Dupayne is found bound and burned to death on the grounds of his family's museum, the staff can't help but notice the murder resembles a murder from the museum's own chilling exhibition, "The Murder Room,"which features the most gruesome real-life murders in Britain's history.
The victim had no shortage of enemies - he was determined to close the museum and leave everyone there without a job or a home.
But when the body of a prostitute is found murdered in a grisly reproduction of another Murder Room exhibit, it is clear something more than personal vendetta is motivating the killer.
www.weta.org /tv/archive/?series=97&episode=2521   (160 words)

  
 13abc.com: Television sparks murder
Police say a fight over what to watch on television sparked 45-year-old Lona Rios to kill her father 69-year-old Hilario Rios as well as attempt to kill her niece and her friend.
Rios faced a judge Tuesday morning on charges of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
In the video arraignment, the judge told Rios that she would have to find a new place to live in the future.
abclocal.go.com /wtvg/story?section=local&id=3814294   (314 words)

  
 Murder By Television - Mystery / Thriller Classic Movies on DVD (1935) - Alpha Video : Oldies.com
A scientist collapses during the premiere of his television system, his death broadcast around the world.
When he is found dead with a knife in his chest, the case seems unsolvable, until the assistant appears to return from the dead and untangles the mystery.
Bela Lugosi plays a dual role in Murder by Television, which was produced for under $35,000 by Cameo Pictures.
www.oldies.com /product-view/4109D.html   (824 words)

  
 Only Murder
The night was a great success,I was very impressed with how thoroughly you had all prepared, and how detailed the actual solution of the murders was.
We knew we were going to enjoy the weekend but it turned out to be beyond anything we expected.
This was my first murder mystery but it won't be my last, many thanks for a great weekend.
www.onlymurder.com   (193 words)

  
 IFEX ::
New York, July 25, 2002-To mark the one-year anniversary of the murder of Georgy Sanaya, a popular anchor for the Tbilisi-based independent television station Rustavi-2, Committee to Protect Journalists executive director Ann Cooper issued the following statement:
And although President Eduard Shevardnadze said yesterday that the murder has been solved, no further information about this heinous crime has been made public.
We urge President Shevardnadze and Georgian law enforcement authorities to release this information and to do everything in their power to ensure that the perpetrators of this crime are brought to justice."
www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/17029   (259 words)

  
 Murder Call TV Show - Murder Call Television Show - TV.com
Murder Call was an Australian police drama starring Lucy Bell (as Detective Tessa Vance) and Peter Mochrie (as Detective Steve Hayden).
Together they worked at Sydney's Central Homicide, investigating bizarre murder cases.
Tell the world what you think of Murder Call, write a review for this show.
www.tv.com /murder-call/show/1386/summary.html   (220 words)

  
 Magic Television ™ - 1999: Diagnosis Murder: Trash TV
Part 1 - A masked magician (Val Valentino), who reveals the secrets behind illusions on live television, is murdered during a performance — and the killer may have done it for ratings reasons.
Meanwhile, a producer prepares a sexed-up series based on Sloan's life.
Part 2 - With the masked magician's murderer now captured, the mystery shifts to the killer behind the slaying of an actor who was fatally shot by Burley (Steven J. Cannell) during the filming of a television series based on Sloan's life.
www.magictelevision.org /archives/1999/diagnosis.murder.trash.tv.html   (97 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Diagnosis Murder: The Complete First Season: DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Murder She Wrote - The Complete Fifth Season DVD ~ Angela Lansbury
Murder, She Rented: A list by Dorothy Zbornak "atomiq"
The character of Doctor Mark Sloan was first seen in an episode of Jake and the Fatman.
www.amazon.ca /Diagnosis-Murder-Complete-First-Season/dp/B000FZETJI   (500 words)

  
 Oprah jury finds man guilty of murder - TELEVISION - MSNBC.com
Winfrey was one of 12 jurors who convicted a Chicago man of murder Wednesday after a routine trial that turned into a media magnet because of the billionaire.
The fact is, a man has been murdered,” she said.
Before she was chosen for the jury Monday, Winfrey said she thought she was too opinionated to be picked.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5752263   (573 words)

  
 Television :: Quotes
The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television.
We are drawn to our television sets each April the way we are drawn to the scene of an accident.
Join LoveLandia for free to comment on this story.
www.lovelandia.com /archive/004376.html   (647 words)

  
 Scifilm -- Musings, TELEVISION SPY (1939)
A cantankerous industrialist decides to give financial backing to an inventor intent on developing long-distance television, but has to deal with spies, both industrial and political.
This in itself really isn't saying much; TRAPPED BY TELEVISION was fairly humdrum, and MURDER BY TELEVISION was a sore waste of celluloid.
Part of the fun is the hilarious performance by William Collier Sr., whose barking, opinionated, and cantankerous industrialist is highly entertaining.
www.scifilm.org /musings3/musing1241.html   (174 words)

  
 AsiaMedia :: SRI LANKA: Leading Tamil television journalist murder under investigation
Three unknown assailants shot and killed prominent Sri Lankan television journalist Relangi Selvarajah and her husband in the Colombo office where they ran a travel agency at on Aug. 12.
The Selvarajah murder comes just four months after the murder of leading Tamil journalist Sivaram Dharmeratnam on April 29.
Selvarajah formerly worked as a television broadcaster for the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Cooperation (SLRC) and was employed with the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Cooperation (SLBC) at the time of her death.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=30005   (336 words)

  
 Blue Murder - AOL Music
Blue Murder TV Show, TV.com is your reference guide to Blue Murder Show.
Blue Murder was the brainchild of guitar virtuoso John Sykes.
In 1993 Keeling left the band and the Blue Murder moniker was put to rest as the group...
music.aol.com /artist/blue-murder/3715/main   (140 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Spector denies murder in television interview
Music legend Phil Spector has proclaimed his innocence in relation to the alleged murder of actress Lana Clarkson, in a television interview.
Spector was charged with shooting Clarkson after collecting her from a Los Angeles nightclub.
Having appeared on the most famous unplugged album in the world, Dave Grohl decides to release his own live acoustic set.
www.rte.ie /arts/2005/0307/spectorp.html   (310 words)

  
 Murder One TV Series DVDs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
After successfully defending the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross (Stanley Tucci) in a lurid murder trial, he is now involved in the defense of Neil Avedon (Jason Gedrick).
Neil is a famous young actor who has had severe drug and alcohol problems and was subsequently charged with the murder, after Cross was acquitted.
“MURDER ONE” SEASON ONE DVD COLLECTION includes all 23 episodes of this single case (interspersed with elements of other cases the firm is involved in).
www.tvcrazy.net /videos/murderone.htm   (425 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Second Season: DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Buy this DVD with Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Third Season today!
This is item 2 in The Murder, She Wrote Series.
Angela Lansbury stars in the role that earned her 12 consecutive Emmy nominations as everyone’s favorite super-sleuth, Jessica Fletcher, a famous mystery writer who has a knack for solving murders on and off the page.
www.amazon.ca /Murder-She-Wrote-Complete-Season/dp/B000B5XSVM   (777 words)

  
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