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[...] When it comes to comedy films, Adam Sandler can almost always be counted on to provide solid (albeit somewhat predictable) laughs. Though [...]

[...] and place of his birth mean little, until we associate the name he is most known for.  Ted.  Ted Turner, the man with the smarts to make money. Observing all that is written about him, one could go [...]

[...] video recorders become more and more common in households, viewers are watching far less live television. One of the selling features of these devices is the ability to skip the commercial breaks in [...]

[...] Arcadian Broad made waves in the television community when he stated, quite frankly and on live television, that he “didn’t want to do High School Musical,” and that the producers &# [...]

[...] overall it received great critical acclaim. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) – A film adaptation of the 1955 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, it explored a whole host of decidedly non- [...]

[...] South against false charges of rape. Racial prejudices themselves are put on trial in this film adaptation of the literary masterpiece by Harper Lee. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) – An [...]

[...] ’s Memoirs of a Geisha hit the bestseller lists by riding the waves of a successful film adaptation. Those who had read and loved the novel prior to the Hollywood treatment found this attention [...]

[...] the 24hour news broadcasting station in 1985, which added CNN radio, and CNN International, Ted Turner III became a billionaire.  His accomplishments did not stop there, as he was ever the [...]

[...] -offs than one could shake a proverbial stick at. The rise in Twilight fame brought on a television series based on the decades-old teen vampire novels The Vampire Diaries; the success of AMC’s [...]

[...] to die of the wounds it received. Planet of the Apes – Despite several films and a television series, there has yet to be a screen adaptation of Pierre Boulle’s Planet of the Apes [...]

[...] public into upheaval like a whisper of controversy regarding the votes on a favorite reality show. When viewers believe that a beloved contestant has been cheated, the outcry can be [...]

[...] success while acting as a drain on the collective IQ of viewers. It’s an Exploitative Reality Show – Though shows like TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras are both fascinating and horrifying in [...]

[...] there’s even a website named after it. It’s among the all-time classics of misheard lyrics. Misheard lyric: ’Scuse me while I kiss this guy. Actual lyric: ‘Scuse me [...]

[...] breaks in pre-recorded programming; as a result, fewer people are actually watching television commercials. Clutter – Another problem, according to the Association of National Advertisers, is [...]

[...] project were more than appeased in 1994, when Turner founded a new cable channel, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), to show old and new films, uncut, uninterrupted and commercial-free, 24 hours a day. [...]