I was searching for information about 1980s sitcoms for another post I plan on writing when I came across a pretty phenomenal resource on Wikipedia for anyone interested in the history of U.S. television: a List of United States Network Television Schedules. An article which, by the way, is considered an orphan given the lack of other articles linking to it — what a shame! I imagine the subject has been the premise of several Media Studies/Communications research compendiums/directories that would aid countless scholars in their research (a quick search on Amazon produces at least one). And just think that this information is sitting quietly (even orphaned) on Wikipedia freely available for anyone to use and peruse. That’s open education if I’ve ever seen it!
Here’s an example of the layout (which conveniently links to the Wikipedia article about the TV Show) and a pop (culture) quiz:
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What are your five favorite film adaptations of a Stephen King novel or story?
- The Shining (1980) by Stanley Kubrick (15%, 34 Votes)
- Shawshank Redemption (1994) by Frank Darabont (15%, 32 Votes)
- Stand by Me (1986) by Rob Reiner (12%, 27 Votes)
- Misery (1990) by Rob Reiner (11%, 25 Votes)
- The Green Mile (1999) by Frank Darabont (9%, 19 Votes)
- Carrie (1976) by Brian DePalma (8%, 17 Votes)
- The Dead Zone (1983) by David Cronenberg (5%, 12 Votes)
- Creepshow (1982) by George Romero (3%, 7 Votes)
- Pet Cemetary (1989) by Mary Lambert (3%, 7 Votes)
- The Mist (2007) by Frank Darabont (3%, 6 Votes)
- Firestarter (1984) by Mark L. Lester (2%, 4 Votes)
- The Running Man (1987) by Paul Michael Glaser (2%, 4 Votes)
- Cujo (1983) by Lewis Teague (1%, 3 Votes)
- Christine (1983) by John Carpenter (1%, 3 Votes)
- Children of the Corn (1984) Fritz Kiersch (1%, 3 Votes)
- Cat's Eye (1985) by Lewis Teague (1%, 2 Votes)
- Dreamcatcher (2003) by Lawrence Kasdan (1%, 2 Votes)
- Maximum Overdrive (1986) by Stephen King (1%, 2 Votes)
- The Lawnmower Man (1992) by Brett Leonard (I imagine Stephen King would suggest this should not be on the list) (1%, 2 Votes)
- Dolores Claibourne (1995) by Taylor Hackford (1%, 2 Votes)
- The Dark Half (1993) by George Romero (1%, 2 Votes)
- Apt Pupil (1998) by Bryan Singer (0%, 1 Votes)
- Thinner (1996) by Tom Holland (0%, 1 Votes)
- Needful Things (1993) by Fraser Clarke Heston (0%, 1 Votes)
- Silver Bullet (1985) by Daniel Attias (0%, 1 Votes)
- Sleepwalkers (1992) by Mick Garris (0%, 1 Votes)
- The Mangler (1995) by Tobe Hooper (0%, 0 Votes)
- Sometime's They Come Back (1991) by Tom McLoughlin (0%, 0 Votes)
- Creepshow 2 (1987) by Michael Gornick (0%, 0 Votes)
- Graveyard Shift (1990) by Ralph S. Singleton (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 150
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