Stardom isn’t forever. Tom Hanks has been a star for decades, and Betty White remained famous for years and years. Even some people who are long dead, like Lucille Ball, have been remembered for generations.
We all have that one show—the one we restart for the fifth (or fifteenth) time without hesitation. Comfort shows are more than just background noise, sometimes they're the emotional support that we need.
Scoring a role on a TV show is one thing. For many actors, it’s the big break they dreamed of once upon a time, and for a lot of them, that one show may be all they ever get. However, there is a healthy number of actors who’ve managed to go on and have not one, not two, but sometimes three huge roles on the small screen.
For an actor to have two or more hit shows under their belt is a bit of an entertainment miracle. TV history has repeatedly proved that some just have that extra bit of charisma or charm that helps them succeed, and so it’s worth taking a closer look at those actors and actresses who managed to notch more than one major success.
Whether in the form of a sitcom or a drama (or some combination of the two), popular culture has had much to say about middle age and what it means for a life well-lived (or not).
Only a few actors can truly say they’ve managed to have multiple hit series, but to have them years apart, even decades? Let’s talk about that and see which iconic stars of the silver screen have succeeded not once but twice, and do it with years between each show.
If there’s one thing that fans of TV love almost as much as the shows themselves, it’s the drama and gossip that often surrounds production.
What's in a name? In the case of these 20 character names, quite a bit. Each one has much deeper meaning than you might've known.
They often become vital members of their families, which helps to explain why so many housekeepers remain so beloved among TV fandoms.
There’s something uniquely joy-inducing about situation comedies, particularly those that seem to love their characters and invite the audience to do the same. Such feel-good shows are timely reminders that not every show has to be hard-hitting, dark, or cynical to provide pleasure and emotional satisfaction.
Whether in the form of a monstrous beast, an animal that suddenly decides to start devouring people, or a monster conjured up out of the deepest nightmares, these films locate humanity’s collective anxieties in something that can be identified — if not defeated.
From The Golden Girls to Grace and Frankie, these types of TV shows show that getting older doesn’t mean one has to fade into obsolescence. Indeed, the very best of such series show that age really is a state of mind and that life is ultimately what one chooses to make of it.
The game show has occupied a key part of the television landscape from the very beginning. A lucky few game show hosts have established themselves as true charmers, earning themselves in the hearts of many viewers.
Several great antagonists have emerged in sitcom history — many of whom threaten to steal the spotlight from the characters who are supposed to be the center of the audience’s sympathies and loyalties. These are the 20 best.
No matter the genre, there is always at least one great friendship on a television show. However, fanatics of the small screen often have to wonder who their favorites would be friends with had they been able to meet characters from other shows.
These days, the idea of watching the Super Bowl “for the commercials” has become less commonplace. Not that the Super Bowl isn’t still a showcase for advertising, but many of the time, those ads are posted online early.
According to White's death certificate, the five-time Emmy winner had suffered a stroke roughly a week before she "died peacefully in her sleep" at her home in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve.
More details have emerged about the passing of Betty White at 99 years old on New Year's Eve.
According to White's longtime friend and former costar Vicki Lawrence, beloved husband Allen Ludden was the only thing on her mind on the day she died.
Everyone who came into contact with Betty White seems to have nothing but fond memories of the iconic actress following her death at 99 years old on New Year's Eve.
Betty White's one true love was Allen Ludden, her husband from 1963 until his death in 1981, but the iconic actress still had room in her heart for a celebrity crush: Robert Redford.
Everybody loves Betty White, but she believes Ryan Reynolds especially loves her.
Betty White graces the cover of the latest issue of People in anticipation of her 100th birthday on Jan. 17.
Betty White is a national treasure. The more we learn about her, the more we love her.
Who could turn the world on with her smile? Why, Mary Richards of course. After the success of “The Dıck Van Dyke Show,” Mary Tyler Moore got the chance to headline her own eponymous show. It was significant in the ‘70s, as Richards was noteworthy in the TV landscape of the time.
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