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Partially an oral history of obscure TV shows, partially an oral version of MST3K, and partially a thorough episode guide, It Was a Thing on TV is an anthology podcast about obscure, forgotten, and odd TV shows, commercials, televised events, and almost anyone and anything else that was on television. For the most part, the subjects we cover are from the United States and Canada. We’re just three guys with a love for television. New episodes are generally every Monday and Thursday, sometimes more often.
Episodes
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Episode 425--The Stranger
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Doctor Who was an instantaneous sensation that, in 1964, the ABC in Australia commissioned a show similar to yet different from The Doctor. Thought to be lost for decades, The Stranger found its way to the Internet in 2019. Judge for yourself as we continue our tribute to the Doctor's 60th anniversary.
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Episode 424–Class
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Our tribute to Doctor Who continues with an entry that picks up where it all began. Join the students of Coal Hill Academy as they team up with an alien prince and the teacher/warlord he’s psychically tethered to as they protect the school from otherworldly threats for all of 8 episodes. “Class” is in session.
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Episode 421--Second Chance (2016)
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
We talked about the Second Chance from 1977 and the Second Chance from 1987. This Halloween season, we're covering a third entry with that name, from 2016. This version was loosely based on Frankenstein but it was "depressingly awful" and couldn't hold viewers after a decent lead-in show, albeit against tough competition.
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Episode 420--Invitation to Hell
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
In 1984, the same year horror master Wes Craven gave us "A Nightmare on Elm Street" he directed this ABC TV Movie starring Robert Urich, Joanna Cassidy, and Erica Kane herself Susan Lucci.
In this made-for, Susan plays a devilish dame who tries to tempt ol' Spenser for Hire with power if he can just join this hot country club that just about everyone at his company works for. Join us on an Invitation to Hell!
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Episode 406--Galaxy High School
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
A bookish girl & a jock are selected to attend high school in space. An up-and-coming movie scribe & a legendary anime studio are chosen to bring them to life. What started as a Saturday morning failure turned into a cult classic. Strap in and hold on as we round out this year’s Back to School special with a trip to Galaxy High School.
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Episode 403--Dynaman
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Thirty years ago, Haim Saban brought the Super Sentai to the US, and Power Rangers was born... but before THAT, a similar series was brought to the US purely for laughs and/or played-up stereotypes. We look back on the show that was Dynaman, who brought it to life, and what exactly a main squeeze is.
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Episode 399--Salvage 1
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
The late 70s experienced a sci-fi kick in theaters and on television. Someone had the idea to create a show which crossed science fiction with Sanford and Son, somewhat. Salvage 1 was about a crew who went to the moon to bring lunar junk back to Earth, but they did everything but that. What was Andy Griffith thinking?
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Episode 391--The Flash (1990)
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Before you see the Ezra Miller Flash f' up the DC multiverse for everybody, we talk about the highly bandied about original version of The Flash from 1990 on CBS, which went up against two powerhouse shows on its initially scheduled night, then went up against more tough competition on not such a great night.
But don't feel too bad as this version of The Flash would get closure close to 30 years later in the current version of The Flash on The CW.
Saturday May 13, 2023
Episode 379--Baffled! (1973 NBC backdoor pilot)
Saturday May 13, 2023
Saturday May 13, 2023
As we have mentioned previously, ESP was popular in the 60s and 70s. What happens when a racecar driver starts having psychic visions? Lots of stuff in England, enough to make the casual viewer feel Baffled!
Sunday May 07, 2023
It Was a Thing on TV Instant Reaction--Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
Sunday May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
This weekend Marvel Studios released the final chapter of James Gunn's "Guardians of the Galaxy" trilogy. Greg had a chance this weekend to see the movie and give his thoughts on if it measured up to the two previous films and if it was better than some of Marvel's recent theatrical releases.
NOTE: There's a discussion about the end credits scene, which will spoil the movie. Greg will give a warning followed by a few seconds of silence to let you stop the recording and go back later if you plan to see the movie.