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“The End of Vintage Cable Box”

02/26/201802/24/2018 LawlerD 0 Comments 1984, A Christmas Story, Bob Clark, Broad Street. Tennessee, cable television, Cinemax, HBO, Jurassic Park, Philadelphia, Porkys, premium, screwballs, The Big Chill, The Buddy System, The Movie Channel, Tom Cruise

I started the Vintage Cable Box series at the end of August, 2015. The series bowed with entries for Wes

Vintage Cablebox

Vintage Cable Box: The Ratings Game

01/09/201704/13/2017 LawlerD 0 Comments 1984, cable television, Cheers, Danny DeVito, George Wendt, Gerrit Graham, HBO, Home Box Office, Jerry Seinfeld, made for cable, MIchael Richards, network television, Nielsen, Nielsen ratings, Rhea Perlman, Showtime, Taxi, The Movie Channel

“In trucking, I only had to deal with thugs, hit-men and goons. But these network guys are scary.” The Ratings

HBO Guide – July 1980

10/04/201410/04/2014 VHSRewind 0 Comments guides, HBO, pdf

With a Jaws 2 release in the summer of 1980 how could Home Box Office fail back in 1980? This