BRBTV News Blog

An indulgence of great classic television by journalist and author Billie Rae Bates.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

"Dallas" takes viewers back in time -- in more ways than one

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TNT pulled out all the stops to trumpet last night's Season 3 premiere of "Dallas." In Manhattan, drivers were treated to $1....
Friday, February 14, 2014

Happy Valentine's Day from BRBTV!

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In honor of Valentine's Day, and as a follow-up to our Halloween and Christmas posts, the Doos of BRBTV headquarters have convened ...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Spotted: Andrew Stevens, Mary Crosby, Joanna Cassidy, Steve Forrest, K Callan!

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OK, sooooo .....picture yourself as a television miniseries at the height of the popularity of the television miniseries, the 1980s. You...
Thursday, February 06, 2014

A "Dallas" pickup and a hot Archie car jump off the toy shelves at us

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OK, we knew about the Archie cars from a toy show we recently took in, but we have to admit to doing a little "Whaaaaattttt?????...
Friday, January 31, 2014

Spotted: Pamela Bellwood

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This author has booked a cruise for April (no, not on that cruise line, thankfully), so she's celebrating by indulging in the first sea...
Friday, January 24, 2014

Spotted: Ray Wise

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He's debonair, he's as handsome as ever, and he looks wonderful under that magic soaps lighting. He just popped up yesterday as the...
Friday, January 17, 2014

Ben Jones speaks out about new "Party Down South" reality show

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Ben ("Cooter Davenport") Jones of "The Dukes of Hazzard" has never been afraid to speak out on stuff he feels strongly ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Russell Johnson gone at age 89

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Condolences to the family and friends of Russell Johnson, who we remember fondly as Sheriff Wyatt Mansfield on "Dallas," Earl Tho...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Artist takes his love of "Dynasty" to the canvas

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Wow, we sure talk to some creative folks in the process of writing about the classic TV shows we love. Just in the past few months, we'...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Spotted: Howard Keel

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Howard Keel as Farrah Fawcett's dad? Yep, it happened, on a now-quite-obscure '90s sitcom called "Good Sports." Remember ...
Tuesday, January 07, 2014

An update on Tom Wopat's 2014 schedule

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It's the latest from Tom (Luke Duke ) Wopat's website crew ... We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and that the new year is...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Spotlight on: "The Atlanta Child Murders"

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The cast is simply dynamite: Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones, Rip Torn, Jason Robards, Ruby Dee, Martin Sheen, Gary Graham, Bill Paxton, a...
Saturday, December 28, 2013

John Schneider set for second season of "The Haves and the Have Nots"

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Thanks again to Phyllis for the heads-up that John ("Bo Duke") Schneider of "The Dukes of Hazzard" will again star as J...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

Me-TV brings on "Wonder Woman"

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If you're one of the lucky ones who has Me-TV (we don't -- wah!) , you've got reason to celebrate this weekend. The cable netwo...
Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas from BRBTV!

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BRBTV would like to wish you a wonderful Christmas and all the best in the new year! From our entire Scooby family to yours (from ...
Sunday, December 22, 2013

CMT rolls out "The Dukes of Hazzard" in January

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Some fans of "The Dukes of Hazzard" have been petitioning to get our beloved show back on the air on CMT in regular-like fashion...
Friday, December 20, 2013

Spotted: Ernie Hudson

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He goes from one extreme to another in the two roles we saw him inadvertently on the same day (yesterday!). In his 1982 "Dukes of Hazz...
Saturday, December 07, 2013

Tom Wopat has a busy performance schedule for December through April

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The latest from the Web crew of Tom Wopat of "The Dukes of Hazzard" .... Tom has a lot to be thankful for this year! You may ...
Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Meet Bo Hopkins at the Fleetwood Country Cruize-In

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Because that's what we plan to do, frankly. We've spoken to Mr. Hopkins through email before, when we interviewed him for the ...
Monday, December 02, 2013

Happy Cyber Monday from BRBTV!

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We hope you had a great Thanksgiving and were able to spend some time with family and/or friends before getting out there and keeping th...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

"Dukes of Hazzard" history inspires this artist and avid fan

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We showed you in our March 29 post the talent of Canadian artist Jim Wilson, who paints up very nice "Dukes of Hazzard"-themed s...
Monday, November 18, 2013

Catch book signings with Gavin MacLeod, Stacy Keach and more

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Thanks to James for passing along this listing of upcoming book signings and appearances with the stars, including some TV greats ... J....
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Created in 1998, BRBTV is a series of fun fact books and shorter reference guides on classic television shows: primetime soaps "Dynasty" and "Dallas," the action-adventures "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Wonder Woman," "The Secrets of Isis" and "The Green Hornet," along with a host of fab animated series like "Super Friends" and "Scooby-Doo." Founded with the mission of spreading "peace, love and useless information about television," BRBTV seeks to inform, with a solid journalistic expertise, on these shows and their stars, as well as a sprinkling of the TV world in general. While this news blog takes a journalistic approach, with many posts delivered straight-on, you will see some attitude here. You will see an opinion or three (and unfortunately, you will see us attempt to crack jokes once in a while!). That's why a blog format was chosen. Just sayin'. Learn more at the BRBTV home page: www.brbtv.com. Learn more about BRB and her other work at her own home page: www.billierae.com
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