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Types of television shows and specific shows.
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Resources in this category:
- ABCNews.Com
http://abcnews.go.com/ - In addition to featuring national and international news, ABC's news site also features recaps and transcripts and selected video clips back through late April 1997 from many of its news programs, including Nightline, 20/20, and PrimeTime Live. Searchable.
- CBC Television's Hockey Night in Canada
http://www.hockey.cbc.ca/ - This site is the Canadian Broadcasting Company's information site about its long-running Hockey Night In Canada program. It has links to information about its hosts, from the legendary Bob Cole to the interestingly collared Don Cherry. There are links to hockey news stories, the Hockey Night In Canada television schedule, video and audio recordings of Don Cherry's Coaches Corner, available for downloading, and information on the history of the program. The site also has links to information pages for National Hockey League teams, statistics, and standing.
- Edgar Governo, Historian of Things That Never Were
http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html - Links to timelines, chronologies, and histories of fictional worlds. Lightly annotated, divided up by medium (television, movies, books, comics). Among the topics covered are Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, and James Bond.
- The History Channel
http://www.historychannel.com/ - Here you can find historical information and learning activities for all ages. Some features are the classroom, historical calendar, exhibits, quiz, and more.
- Monster Cards of the 1950's and 1960's
http://www.horrorcards.org/ - A reference guide to monster trading cards from television shows and movies of the 1950's and 1960's. Includes pricing information, a glossary of card terms, information on card shows and related links.
- Mysteries on TV
http://www.mysterynet.com/TV/ - "Devoted exclusively to mystery, suspense, detective, and crime programs and movies on network and cable television." Includes profiles of mystery shows from the 50s to the 90s, plus show listings by date and by show.
- rec.arts.tv.soaps Monthly FAQ
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/soaps/faq/ - Frequently asked questions and answers from the rec.arts.tv.soaps.* group of Usenet newsgroups. Also contains information about how to use various newsreaders.
- Yahoo! Soaps
http://tv.yahoo.com/soaps/ - Daily updates for all the popular daytime dramas, plus chat rooms, Web links, and more.
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