Friday, July 4

20 years of laughs, fans and unexpected success

In December of 1989, a star was born in the form of a dysfunctional, irreverent and yellow family of five. Fox's "The Simpsons," created by writer and cartoonist Matt Groening, went on to become both a prime-time success and cultural icon of sorts. Read more...

Photo: Highly influential as America’s longest-running sitcom, Fox’s “The Simpsons” will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a documentary by Morgan Spulock (center).




Professor serves as science consultant for show

While UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television may be the first place you would look for connections to Hollywood, you might want to start looking a little further south. Read more...

Photo: “The Big Bang Theory” airs Mondays at 9:30 p.m. on CBS. This is one of many shows that seeks consultants in science departments to help with the dialogue.



Television Preview

As you find yourself cozying up on the couch with your linguistics reader or Willa Cather novel for your American literature class, it looks like there will be plenty of distractions both new and returning on TV. Read more...




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