This week on It Was a Thing on TV
First, In honor of what would have been Bob Barker’s 100th birthday on the 12th of December, we talk about one of his lesser-known ventures.
In 1980, both ABC and NBC had popular reality shows in the forms of That’s Incredible! and Real People, respectively. CBS wanted a piece of this reality action. The result was a show somewhat based on a title which was successful for the network for almost 20 years.
Then, in theaters soon is a new Aquaman movie and in honor of its release, we have two special episodes dedicated to it. First, we start with a pilot which should have made it to air but the timing may have been horrible, plus the price tag on the pilot was astronomical. Greg spent his hard-earned money to see this pilot and offers up a thorough recap.
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Timestamps
0:11 – Norman Lear Tribute Cold Open
2:07 – That’s My Line
1:13:03 – This Week in Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour History
1:17:11 – Mid-Show Classic Christmas Commercial Break
1:20:11 – Aquaman (2006 pilot)
