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In the 1990s, one name dominated TV miniseries: Stephen King. At the time, King had become the wealthiest writer in history, author of such popular novels as Misery, Carrie, It, The Stand and dozens more. While some of his titles -- Carrie, The Shining -- found homes on the big screen, many more became celebrated TV miniseries, attracting millions of viewers. In 1993, King and ABC partnered to add one more to the miniseries roster: The Tommyknockers.

Based on King’s 1987 novel of the same name -- one of King’s least-favorite of his own works -- The Tommyknockers attracted a wide audience, but earned mixed to negative reviews. Today, it has a reputation as one of the weakest of all King’s adaptations. Viewed more than 30 years later, however, The Tommyknockers stands out as an unusual King story. Despite the content restrictions of 1990s television the financial constraints the show's production,...

Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse Behind ‘America’s New Female Right’ For BBC

Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse is making a documentary about America’s female right for the BBC. America’s New Female Right will meet a new wave of women using social media platforms and podcasts to champion extreme views on social media, including content that is increasingly shocking and anti-feminist. British journalist Layla Wright is hosting for BBC Three and will travel from Nashville to the Arizona/Mexico border, immersing herself with the ultra-conservative influencers who see themselves as on the frontline of a war against progressive politics. Wright is Creator in Residence at Theroux’s indie and has worked alongside the celebrated documentarian on the project. “I wanted to meet the women that had suddenly taken over my social media feeds posting increasingly inflammatory content – girls my age with huge online platforms who seemed nostalgic for an era where women had less rights,...

By the time Rumpelstiltskin was in the works, the slasher model of yesteryear was replaced with something fresh but still familiar enough. Hence the many oddball slashers where the antagonist is neither human nor ordinary. From djinns to scarecrows, the decade saw horror turning to more fantastical inspirations. Mark Jones, whose career began in writing for cartoons and television, essentially kicked off the trend with Leprechaun. And had his first movie not been so successful, his next would have likely never happened.

After striking gold with Leprechaun in the early 1990s, Mark Jones looked to another magical icon for his second horror movie. Two specific on-screen depictions of Rumpelstiltskin influenced Jones’ own unique reimagining; he drew from Shaike Ophir and Billy Barty’s performances, respectively from the vintage anthology show Shirley Temple’s Storybook and an ‘87 movie directed by David Irving. Jones remembered Ophir’s take on the Brothers Grimm character to be particularly creepy.

"Cheers" had just found its Nielsen ratings footing when the sitcom was dealt an unexpectedly tragic blow: Nicholas Colasanto, who'd become the heart of the series as kind-hearted bartender "Coach" Ernie Pantusso, died at the age of 61 of a heart attack.

Of the main cast, Colasanto might've been the most irreplaceable. He provided the show its first heartbreaking moment in the season 1 episode "Coach's Daughter," where he struggles to convince his only child (Allyce Beasley) to not marry her boor of a fiancé. From that moment forward, the writers deployed Coach as a lovably addled fount of accidental wisdom; though irreparably concussed by taking too many baseballs to the noggin during his major league career, the goofball always came through when it counted.

And suddenly, before the conclusion of the series' pivotal third season, he was gone.

"Cheers" still had a deep-bench ensemble with Sam, Diane, Carla, Norm and Cliff,...

Update: In addition to being available on Hulu, the classic Bruce WIllis/ Cybill Shepherd series, Moonlighting, is now coming to digital retailers like iTunes and more. So if you want to own a digital copy of the show, now’s your chance. One caveat: no news on whether the show will be available in Canada, with it still absent from Disney Star here north of the border, making it seem like the music rights are keeping the show from being more widely available.

Original Post: Do bears bear? Do bees be? Does a Hulu subscription sound enticing now that Moonlighting is finally coming to the streaming platform? That’s right, you detectives of romance! All 67 episodes of the classic comedy series starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd will be available to stream on the service beginning on October 10, 2023.

How does Hulu plan to sweeten the pot for this fantastic news?...

Moonlighting, now streaming on Hulu, was a huge network hit in the 1980s and helped define the era of Prestige TV. Its biggest problem was the production schedule, but on streaming viewers don't have to wait or endure too many reruns. Moonlighting was ahead of its time and a streaming audience could make it a hit once again, just like Suits on Netflix.

The way television is watched may have changed, but audiences aren't all that different today as they were nearly 40 years ago. Thanks to streaming services, "old" shows find new audiences all the time. Suits became a hit on Netflix in 2023, despite the legal drama ending its run on cable in 2019. Moonlighting, which just debuted on Hulu, ended 30 years before Suits, but it could become a massive hit once again. Despite existing for more than a decade, streaming as a mainstream "content delivery" system is still relatively new.

Finally! Moonlighting — one of the 10 “missing” series TVLine readers most wanted to see streaming — will finally be available to watch online. Here’s everything you need to know for watching Moonlighting on Hulu.

How to Watch Moonlighting Online on Streaming

All five seasons of the groundbreaking ABC dramedy will hit Hulu on Tuesday, Oct. 10. If you sign up for a Hulu base plan, you can get a Hulu 30-day free trial to binge as many of the 60-plus episodes as you can! Or, opt for one of the many subscriptions outlined below.

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“Moonlighting,” the Emmy-nominated 1980s television series that gave Bruce Willis his breakout role, will stream for the first time ever on Oct. 10 on Hulu. All five seasons, consisting of 67 episodes, will be available to watch on the platform. The show, created by Glen Gordon Caron, also features Al Jarreau’s Grammy-nominated title track.

Cybill Shepherd stars in the show alongside Willis, Allyce Beasley and Curtis Armstrong.

The show’s description reads: “When former fashion model Maddie Hayes goes broke and finds that one of her few remaining assets is ownership of the Blue Moon Detective Agency, she’s tempted to liquidate it until she meets the quirky employees and gets involved in their even quirkier cases.”

The episodes have been remastered in HD from their original film source. “Moonlighting” originally aired from 1985 to 1989 on ABC.

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For the first time in the show’s history, all five seasons and 67 episodes of the classic 1980s ABC hour “Moonlighting” will hit the rerun market – streaming exclusively over Hulu beginning October 10. Each installment has been remastered in HD from the original film source and will feature the Grammy-nominated title track recording from Al Jarreau.

The series – which originally ran from 1985 to ’89 – starred Cybill Shepherd and proved a star-making turn for Bruce Willis. It cast Shepherd as fashion model-turned detective agency head Maddie Hayes and Willis as wisecracking private eye David Addison, with Allyce Beasley and Curtis Armstrong featured in plum supporting roles as Agnes Dipesto and Herbert Viola, respectively. Whenever creator and showrunner Glenn Gordon Caron was asked why “Moonlighting” wasn’t available to stream, he would cite the prohibitive expense of acquiring the music rights of the eclectic soundtrack. But that little issue has evidently been rectified.

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There wasn't a funnier or sharper show in the mid-1980s than "Moonlighting." Created by Glenn Gordon Caron, the hour-long ABC series starred Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis as Maddie Hayes and David Addison, perpetually squabbling partners in the Blue Moon Detective Agency. It was an odd duck. Caron and the cast took big, genre-hopping swings; one episode might be a musical, the next might be written in iambic pentameter, and another could be a homage to big-screen boxing melodramas. It was arguably the ballsiest network series prior to the 1990 premiere of "Twin Peaks."

And somehow, in the middle of the Reagan era, "Moonlighting" became a Nielsen ratings behemoth.

American television viewers weren't exactly clamoring for an amiably off-kilter riff on "The Thin Man" and 1930s - '40s screwball comedies at the time, but once they saw Shepherd and Willis bantering with Hepburn-Grant ease, they were sold. "Moonlighting" roared...

The Blue Moon Detective Agency is once again open for business — finally.

After years stuck in streaming limbo, Moonlighting — one of the 10 most requested series by TVLine readers — will now be available to stream on Hulu, with all five seasons hitting the service on Tuesday, Oct. 10, TVLine has learned.

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According to Hulu, each episode has been remastered in high...

The first two Silent Night, Deadly Night films get all the glory — to the point where casual horror fans may be surprised to learn that three more installments were produced in the franchise. The 1984 original generated highly publicized controversy by showing its killer dressed as Santa Claus in advertisements, while the 1987 first sequel gained cult status for its over-the-top campiness and liberal reuse of clips from its predecessor.

The series was then relegated to straight-to-video territory with 1989’s Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out, 1990’s Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation, and 1991’s Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker. While the third installment continues the killer Santa plot, the storyline was abandoned for the latter two installments, which each tell an unrelated tale set during Christmastime.

Diverging from the franchise’s headline-making narrative may have been a death knell — look at how long it took viewers...

The sitcom "Moonlighting" debuted on ABC on March 3, 1985, and it was unlike any TV show previously seen. It had the quick banter of a 1940s screwball comedy and crazy sexual tension between stars Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd as detective David Addison and former model-turned-detective, Maddy Hayes. "Moonlighting" broke the fourth wall long before "She-Hulk" and "Deadpool" did it on screen, employed a cold open before it was standard, and often showed sets and production staff on camera. The detective agency dramedy series broke with what viewers were used to fairly often, including an episode based on William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," entitled, "Atomic Shakespeare."

In the episode, Willis appears as Petruchio, a man who marries Katherina, played by Shepherd. If Petruchio can make her a docile wife, he gets her dowry. Look, no one ever said that Shakespeare's sensibilities would work for the 21st century. Still,...

Glenn Gordon Caron, the mastermind behind Moonlighting, took to Twitter on Monday to hint that he had some big news to announce related to the ’80s hit TV dramedy coming this Wednesday. Disney and I have put our heads together and come up with a plan. Big announcement Wednesday!!!#Moonlighting #BruceWillis #CybillShepherd #AllyceBeasley #CurtisArmstrong pic.twitter.com/jd0fa8oUpc — Glenn Caron (@GlennGCaron) October 3, 2022 Caron writes, “Disney and I have put our heads together and come up with a plan.” Fans of the series, which starred Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd, Curtis Armstrong, and Allyce Beasley think the news may reveal that the ABC show will finally be available to stream, either on Hulu or Disney+. Currently, Moonlighting isn’t available to stream on any platform, even though it’s one of the biggest shows of the 1980s. DVD box sets are unavailable unless you’re willing to spend a bunch...

1978: Ryan's Hope's Siobhan arrived in New York.

1987: Another World's Vicky found trouble in Vegas.

1987: Bold and Beautiful's Stephanie wanted another chance.

2004: Guiding Light's Dinah phoned home."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1965: On Another World, Pat (Susan Trustman) was worried she was the cause of Lee's (Gaye Huston) illness.

1965: On Peyton Place, Rodney (Ryan O'Neal) and Allison (Mia Farrow) played hide-and-seek- with Kim/

1966: On The Guiding Light, Peggy (Fran Myers) and Johnny continued to face opposition to their dating.

1971: On Another World,...

When the universe closes a door, it opens a window. On December 12, Comedy Central confirmed the cancellation of “Detroiters,” a joyous comedy co-starring and co-created by Sam Richardson. On December 13, YouTube Premium released the first season of “Champaign, Ill,” co-starring Richardson and co-created with David Caspe (“Happy Endings”) and a slew of his former writers.

“Champaign, Ill” isn’t quite the second coming of “Detroiters” — its black comic elements stemmed from characters more jaded than Sam (Richardson) and Tim (Tim Robinson) ever were — but the two shows share more than Richardson’s increasingly bankable charms. They both rely on chemistry and creativity, track two best friends who rely on their artistic prowess to succeed in life, and take their show titles from the Midwest.

Most significantly, the new buddy comedy is an absurd, fun, and fresh spin on adults stuck in arrested development. Kicking off in 2003, “Champaign Ill” introduces Ronnie...

1978: Ryan's Hope's Siobhan arrived in New York.

1987: Another World's Vicky found trouble in Vegas.

1987: Bold and Beautiful's Stephanie wanted another chance.

2004: Guiding Light's Dinah phoned home."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1965: On Another World, Pat (Susan Trustman) was worried she was the cause of Lee's (Gaye Huston) illness.

1965: On Peyton Place, Rodney (Ryan O'Neal) and Allison (Mia Farrow) played hide-and-seek- with...

YouTube is rounding out cast for its new comedy series toplined by Happy Endings alum Adam Pally and Detroiters star Sam Richardson. Keith David (The Princess and the Frog), Moonlighting alums Curtis Armstrong and Allyce Beasley, Danielle Schneider (The Hotwives of Las Vegas), Neil Casey (Silicon Valley), Sabrina Revelle (Zac and Mia), Rich Sommer (Glow), and Adriyan Rae (Atlanta) will join previously cast Jay Pharoah (Saturday Night Live) in recurring roles. In addition, Thomas Barbusca (The Mick) will guest star in one episode.

The untitled series, set for a 2019 premiere on YouTube Red, reunites a number of key auspices behind ABC’s comedy series Happy Endings — co-star Pally, creator/executive producer David Caspe, writers Daniel Libman and Matthew Libman, executive producer Jamie Tarses, studio Sony Pictures TV as well as Dustin Davis, Head of Comedy Development at YouTube Originals, who was an ABC comedy current executive working on the series.

Rolling Stone just issued their list of the 'Top 100 Television Shows of All Time.' The rankings, which came from a survey of actors, writers, critics, and producers, includes all the shows you’d expect like Seinfeld, The Simpsons, The Sopranos. And a bunch of other programs that don’t start with the letter “S.” It’s a pretty comprehensive list and a reminder of how many great shows there have been even before what we’re now calling the Golden Age of television. Like any “top” anything list, there’s controversy. And we’re more than happy to dive into that topic. One thing we didn’t do is re-rank everything. If we did that, we’d be here forever and you wouldn’t want to read any further. So rather than that, we’ve just picked three shows that made the list that shouldn’t have and three replacements to fill those gaps.

Take another look @ the 'Batman' prequel TV series "Gotham" and the Mid-Season premiere episode "Rogues' Gallery", that aired January 5, 2015, as 'Detective Gordon' is forced to guard lunatics @ 'Arkham Asylum':

"...Gordon’s assignment at 'Arkham Asylum' gets off to a rocky start...

"...when the murder of a guard ignites an investigation, leading him to meet 'Dr. Leslie Thompkins' (Morena Baccarin).

"Meanwhile, crippled killer 'Cobblepot' continues to build his army..."

Guest cast also includes Drew Powell as 'Butch Gilzean', David Zayas as 'Maroni', Allyce Beasley as 'Dorothy Duncan', Isiah Whitlock Jr. as 'Gerry Lang', Kyle Massey as 'Mackey', Christopher Heyerdahl as 'Jack Gruber', Kevin McCormick as 'Aaron Helzinger' and Anthony Grasso as 'Ganza'.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Gotham: Rogues' Gallery"...

A quick review of tonight's "Gotham" — and thoughts on future reviewing plans for the show — coming up just as soon as I believe a giant bullfrog lives in my abdomen, controlling my thoughts... "Rogues' Gallery"(*) was relatively streamlined as "Gotham" episodes go, with a bunch of characters (Bruce, Alfred, Nygma, Falcone) absent, and with the Crime of the Week taking up so much focus that the appearances by everyone save Gordon and Bullock felt like cameos. Too often, the show suffers from trying to do too many things at once, which wasn't really the case here. (*) "Gotham" continues to make weird choices with episode titles, whether naming them after characters who barely appear or, here, naming it after a group that won't exist until long after the show ends. (Technically, Penguin and Catwoman are in this one, but only one of them going by their supervillain alias.) The problem with keeping things simple,...

Sneak Peek more new clips of preview footage from the Mid-Season premiere of the "Batman" prequel TV series "Gotham" airing January 5, 2015, as 'Detective Gordon' reports to duty @ 'Arkham Asylum':

"...Gordon’s assignment at 'Arkham Asylum' gets off to a rocky start...

"...when the murder of a guard ignites an investigation, leading him to meet 'Dr. Leslie Thompkins' (Morena Baccarin).

"Meanwhile, crippled killer 'Cobblepot' continues to build his army..."

Guest cast also includes Drew Powell as 'Butch Gilzean', David Zayas as 'Maroni', Allyce Beasley as 'Dorothy Duncan', Isiah Whitlock Jr. as 'Gerry Lang', Kyle Massey as 'Mackey', Christopher Heyerdahl as 'Jack Gruber', Kevin McCormick as 'Aaron Helzinger' and Anthony Grasso as 'Ganza'.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Gotham: Rogue's Gallery"...

Recently, Fox released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Gotham" episode 11 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Rogues Gallery," and it turns out that we're going to see Gordon get caught up in some immediate trouble while trying to work the Arkham crazy house. Meanwhile, Cobblepot aka Penguin steadily continues to build an army, and more! In the new,11th episode press release: Det. Gordon is going to report to duty at Arkham. Press release number 2: Det. Gordon's assignment at Arkham Asylum, is going to get off to a rocky start when the murder of a guard ignites an investigation, leading him to meet Dr. Leslie Thompkins (guest star Morena Baccarin, "Homeland"). In the meantime, Cobblepot will continue to build his army. Guest stars feature: Morena Baccarin as Dr. Leslie Thompkins, Drew Powell as Butch Gilzean, David Zayas as Maroni, Allyce Beasley as Dorothy Duncan, Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Gerry Lang,...

Gotham is set to return to Fox on January 5th, and the second part of the season kicks off with the episode “Rogues’ Gallery.” I’m excited about the return of the series. I've been having withdrawals, but below we have all the details of what to expect from it, along with a promo spot, recap featurette, and photos.

Det. Gordon Reports To Duty At Arkham On An All-new “Gotham” Monday, January 5, On FOXDet. Gordon’s assignment at Arkham Asylum gets off to a rocky start when the murder of a guard ignites an investigation, leading him to meet Dr. Leslie Thompkins (guest star Morena Baccarin, “Homeland”). Meanwhile, Cobblepot continues to build his army in the all-new “Rogues’ Gallery” episode of Gotham airing Monday, Jan. 5 (8:00-9:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. (Gth-111) (TV-14 L, S, V)Cast: Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock,...

Take another look @ footage from the Mid-Season premiere of the Fox produced "Batman" prequel TV series "Gotham" airing January 5, 2015, as 'Detective Gordon' reports to duty @ 'Arkham Asylum', plus Sneak Peek a new featurette recapping the past season:

"...Gordon’s assignment at 'Arkham Asylum' gets off to a rocky start...

"...when the murder of a guard ignites an investigation, leading him to meet 'Dr. Leslie Thompkins' (Morena Baccarin).

"Meanwhile, crippled killer 'Cobblepot' continues to build his army..."

Guest cast also includes Drew Powell as 'Butch Gilzean', David Zayas as 'Maroni', Allyce Beasley as 'Dorothy Duncan', Isiah Whitlock Jr. as 'Gerry Lang', Kyle Massey as 'Mackey', Christopher Heyerdahl as 'Jack Gruber', Kevin McCormick as 'Aaron Helzinger' and Anthony Grasso as 'Ganza'.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Gotham: Rogue's Gallery"...

If you thought Gotham had already taken a nose dive right into the deep end of Batman’s future rogues gallery, you’ve got another thing coming. The show may be on winter hiatus right now, but will hit the ground running when it returns in early January and opens the creaky gates of Arkham Asylum.

Jim Gordon was transferred to Arkham in the mid-season finale, and is sure to meet up with a host of familiar inmates while he’s there. Today, Fox released a handful images from the mid-season premiere, “Rogues’ Gallery,” as well as a description of the episode, and they both promise exciting things to come.

Gotham will return on January 5th on Fox. Check out the screens and description below and let us know if you’ll be tuning in.

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If Bruce Willis can do another Die Hard movie, we think he can reunite with Cybil Sheperd for a Moonlighting flick. "I want it," Shepard told me at Elle's Women in Hollywood event. "Invite [show creator] Glenn Gordon Caron and tell Bruce Willis! I'm ready." Moonlighting, which ran on ABC for five seasons until March 1989, was a dramedy about two private detectives, David Addison Jr. (Willis) and Maddie Hayes (Shepherd). The series made Willis a household name and helped revitalize Shepherd's career. Allyce Beasley costarred as their loyal receptionist. Guests stars included Orsen Welles (Yes, Orsen Welles!), Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Moore (she was Willlis' wife at...