Legend has it that the triumphal march of television began in the United States in the 'fifties. But in reality its origins hark back much further. As early as the 'thirties, a bitter rivalry raged for the world's first television broadcast. Nazi Germany wanted to beat the competition from Great Britain and the U.S. - at all costs. picked by cactushair 1 month ago

An archeology professor at Britain's Cambridge University has a theory that eating in front of the television is a natural development of human evolution. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Although plans for more movies have been sacked, Star Wars fans can rest assured there will be plenty of television shows in their future. George Lucas will be producing 100 of them. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

About as thick as a greeting card and nearly as flexible. These new video screens are pretty amazing. Imagine having a 12 foot television screen installed like wallpaper! After reading the article, check out this video demonstration picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

100-inch television! picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

Newsweek trivia test on past television shows. Sorry, it's about American TV only. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Clip of a Japanese television show where the object is to stack as many nummy treats on your pet as possible without the stack falling OR being eaten.
Cute, funny, AND Japanese... the trifecta! picked by RowanGrey 7 months ago

TVLinks, a popular site that linked to pirated television programs was shut down and its owner arrested. Despite his defense that all he did was point to others who were hosting the illegal content, he was still charged for facilitating criminal activity. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

Details surrounding the scripted remake are thin, but insiders said the show will take a tongue-in-cheek, modern-day approach to the original series. Given all the changes in the music industry, Fair said the new "Partridge Family" won’t look much like the original. picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago

Zut alors! The popular British cartoon and television series "Mr. Men" has come up with a malodorous Mr. Rude who speaks with a bad French accent. "Pardon me," says Mr. Rude in comedy Franglais as he breaks wind when his finger is pulled on a game played on the television show's website www.mrmen.com. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Kids, back when dinosaurs ruled the Earth and we old Plimers were young and rebelious, there was something new to television. It was a network that ran music videos and was called MTV. Of course now there is no M in mtv. Take a look at these 2 videos showing a compilation of videos and commercials from 1983. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Good advice. picked by Moe 1 year ago

A look into film, television, comics, and art and see how we have taken DaVinci's masterpiece, and turned it into something....

...more entertaining.

(Theme pick is House M.D. Last Super, cause you all know how much I love House M.D.) picked by muppetmaker 7 months ago

Earlier this year, a University of Arizona team lead by Dr. Nasser Peyghambarian made a major breakthrough in the quest for holographic displays: They have an erasable, re-writable hologram. picked by punthe 5 days ago

"The Devil Wears Prada" is going from big screen to small screen. Should have stayed in the literary form. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

Follows hand signals. picked by mandolinorange 1 year ago

In her own home... in front of her television... dead since 1966. picked by tigertony 5 months ago

Soon you can change channels with the wave of a hand. picked by suebe 1 month ago

The children’s television character Basil Brush is at the centre of a police investigation after an allegation that an episode of the programme was racist towards gipsies. picked by topofall 7 months ago

Looking back, it boggles the mind that adult television executives thought these shows would appeal to children; I think they’re some of the creepiest clips ever aired. See if you don’t agree.
(Tell us if you've seen any of these!) picked by psycmoe 3 months ago