Will McKinley
@willmckinley.bsky.social
Old movie and TV weirdo.
I wrote Sony's getTV blog for 6 years, created “Game Show Insider” for GameShowNetwork.com, was an arts reporter for the NYC weekly The Villager for 3 years, and have contributed to Slate, 4 books, and many blogs and podcasts.
I wrote Sony's getTV blog for 6 years, created “Game Show Insider” for GameShowNetwork.com, was an arts reporter for the NYC weekly The Villager for 3 years, and have contributed to Slate, 4 books, and many blogs and podcasts.
MeTV Toons is airing black & white cartoons until 11pm ET.
Fleischer POPEYE and BETTY BOOP shorts, LOONEY TUNES, and rarities like Van Beuren's TOM & JERRY (not the cat and mouse).
Amazing to see this in primetime on a national network. Watch OTA or on live TV streamers like Frndly. #Animation
Fleischer POPEYE and BETTY BOOP shorts, LOONEY TUNES, and rarities like Van Beuren's TOM & JERRY (not the cat and mouse).
Amazing to see this in primetime on a national network. Watch OTA or on live TV streamers like Frndly. #Animation
November 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
MeTV Toons is airing black & white cartoons until 11pm ET.
Fleischer POPEYE and BETTY BOOP shorts, LOONEY TUNES, and rarities like Van Beuren's TOM & JERRY (not the cat and mouse).
Amazing to see this in primetime on a national network. Watch OTA or on live TV streamers like Frndly. #Animation
Fleischer POPEYE and BETTY BOOP shorts, LOONEY TUNES, and rarities like Van Beuren's TOM & JERRY (not the cat and mouse).
Amazing to see this in primetime on a national network. Watch OTA or on live TV streamers like Frndly. #Animation
The one #BlackFriday sale I recommend.
Criterion Channel for $6.25/month if you pay for a full year.
signup.criterionchannel.com #FilmSky
Criterion Channel for $6.25/month if you pay for a full year.
signup.criterionchannel.com #FilmSky
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The one #BlackFriday sale I recommend.
Criterion Channel for $6.25/month if you pay for a full year.
signup.criterionchannel.com #FilmSky
Criterion Channel for $6.25/month if you pay for a full year.
signup.criterionchannel.com #FilmSky
Be safe out there everybody. #BlackFriday #FilmSky
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Be safe out there everybody. #BlackFriday #FilmSky
DARKROOM w/ host James Coburn debuted #OTD in 1981.
The first episode of this short-lived ABC anthology series predicts the corporate embrace of A.I. w/ startling prescience.
Robert Webber, Mary Frann, and Richard Anderson star. On Internet Archive: archive.org/details/dark... #FilmSky #HorrorSky
The first episode of this short-lived ABC anthology series predicts the corporate embrace of A.I. w/ startling prescience.
Robert Webber, Mary Frann, and Richard Anderson star. On Internet Archive: archive.org/details/dark... #FilmSky #HorrorSky
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
DARKROOM w/ host James Coburn debuted #OTD in 1981.
The first episode of this short-lived ABC anthology series predicts the corporate embrace of A.I. w/ startling prescience.
Robert Webber, Mary Frann, and Richard Anderson star. On Internet Archive: archive.org/details/dark... #FilmSky #HorrorSky
The first episode of this short-lived ABC anthology series predicts the corporate embrace of A.I. w/ startling prescience.
Robert Webber, Mary Frann, and Richard Anderson star. On Internet Archive: archive.org/details/dark... #FilmSky #HorrorSky
I love streaming, but I'm a sucker for linear TV broadcasts of classic films during the holidays.
If you're like me, MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947) airs tonight at 7pm ET and Fri 2pm ET on FETV.
You can watch on cable, satellite, or live TV streamers like Frndly TV and Sling.
fetv.tv #FilmSky
If you're like me, MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947) airs tonight at 7pm ET and Fri 2pm ET on FETV.
You can watch on cable, satellite, or live TV streamers like Frndly TV and Sling.
fetv.tv #FilmSky
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Classic LOONEY TUNES shorts air all day today on MeTV Toons until 11pm ET.
MeTV Toons is available over the air in many markets and on live TV streamers like Frndly TV. #LooneyTunes #Animation #Thanksgiving
MeTV Toons is available over the air in many markets and on live TV streamers like Frndly TV. #LooneyTunes #Animation #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Classic LOONEY TUNES shorts air all day today on MeTV Toons until 11pm ET.
MeTV Toons is available over the air in many markets and on live TV streamers like Frndly TV. #LooneyTunes #Animation #Thanksgiving
MeTV Toons is available over the air in many markets and on live TV streamers like Frndly TV. #LooneyTunes #Animation #Thanksgiving
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (1968) is on TCM today at 5:15pm ET if you’d like to jumpstart the Dick Van Dyke centenary.
It’s part of a day of classic family films, incl. THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR (1961) + Dr. Seuss' anti-fascism musical fantasy THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T (1953). #FilmSky #TCMParty
It’s part of a day of classic family films, incl. THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR (1961) + Dr. Seuss' anti-fascism musical fantasy THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T (1953). #FilmSky #TCMParty
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Betty White sings us into the Holidays in 1972 — from her tenth year hosting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade w/ Lorne Greene.
What a legend. #Thanksgiving #MacysParade #ClassicTV
What a legend. #Thanksgiving #MacysParade #ClassicTV
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Betty White sings us into the Holidays in 1972 — from her tenth year hosting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade w/ Lorne Greene.
What a legend. #Thanksgiving #MacysParade #ClassicTV
What a legend. #Thanksgiving #MacysParade #ClassicTV
"The magic of that film is Celia Johnson. She was wonderful!” — David Lean
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945) is streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and Pluto TV if you'd like to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its U.K. release. #FilmSky
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945) is streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and Pluto TV if you'd like to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its U.K. release. #FilmSky
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"The magic of that film is Celia Johnson. She was wonderful!” — David Lean
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945) is streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and Pluto TV if you'd like to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its U.K. release. #FilmSky
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945) is streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and Pluto TV if you'd like to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its U.K. release. #FilmSky
“All the loves in the strip are unrequited; all the baseball games are lost; all the test scores are D-minuses; The Great Pumpkin never comes; and the football is always pulled away.”
— Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) #BOTD
— Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) #BOTD
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“All the loves in the strip are unrequited; all the baseball games are lost; all the test scores are D-minuses; The Great Pumpkin never comes; and the football is always pulled away.”
— Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) #BOTD
— Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) #BOTD
Ricardo Montalban BOTD on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS in Nov, 1960.
"Outlaw in Town" is one of the sweetest HITCHCOCKs I've seen, a witty Old West yarn written by Michael Fessier + co-starring Constance Ford.
The twist is romantic! Hitch must have been as charmed by Montalban as the rest of us were.
"Outlaw in Town" is one of the sweetest HITCHCOCKs I've seen, a witty Old West yarn written by Michael Fessier + co-starring Constance Ford.
The twist is romantic! Hitch must have been as charmed by Montalban as the rest of us were.
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Ricardo Montalban BOTD on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS in Nov, 1960.
"Outlaw in Town" is one of the sweetest HITCHCOCKs I've seen, a witty Old West yarn written by Michael Fessier + co-starring Constance Ford.
The twist is romantic! Hitch must have been as charmed by Montalban as the rest of us were.
"Outlaw in Town" is one of the sweetest HITCHCOCKs I've seen, a witty Old West yarn written by Michael Fessier + co-starring Constance Ford.
The twist is romantic! Hitch must have been as charmed by Montalban as the rest of us were.
Patrick McGoohan on the set of THE PRISONER.
One of the greatest TV shows of all time is now streaming on Kanopy, free w/ a library card.
You can watch all 17 episodes w/ *no ads* for a week w/ a single borrow. A perfect holiday weekend binge.
www.kanopy.com/en/product/1... #ClassicTV #Streaming
One of the greatest TV shows of all time is now streaming on Kanopy, free w/ a library card.
You can watch all 17 episodes w/ *no ads* for a week w/ a single borrow. A perfect holiday weekend binge.
www.kanopy.com/en/product/1... #ClassicTV #Streaming
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Patrick McGoohan on the set of THE PRISONER.
One of the greatest TV shows of all time is now streaming on Kanopy, free w/ a library card.
You can watch all 17 episodes w/ *no ads* for a week w/ a single borrow. A perfect holiday weekend binge.
www.kanopy.com/en/product/1... #ClassicTV #Streaming
One of the greatest TV shows of all time is now streaming on Kanopy, free w/ a library card.
You can watch all 17 episodes w/ *no ads* for a week w/ a single borrow. A perfect holiday weekend binge.
www.kanopy.com/en/product/1... #ClassicTV #Streaming
Boutique label ClassicFlix has licensed 10 Laurel and Hardy feature films for double feature releases on Blu-ray and DVD.
All will be restored from "best available 35mm elements courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television Archive."
www.classicflix.com/blog/2025/06... #FilmSky #PhysicalMedia
All will be restored from "best available 35mm elements courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television Archive."
www.classicflix.com/blog/2025/06... #FilmSky #PhysicalMedia
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Boutique label ClassicFlix has licensed 10 Laurel and Hardy feature films for double feature releases on Blu-ray and DVD.
All will be restored from "best available 35mm elements courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television Archive."
www.classicflix.com/blog/2025/06... #FilmSky #PhysicalMedia
All will be restored from "best available 35mm elements courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television Archive."
www.classicflix.com/blog/2025/06... #FilmSky #PhysicalMedia
Laurel and Hardy's first 2 feature films are making their Blu-ray debut in Dec in new restorations:
PARDON US (1931) original theatrical version
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES (1932) restored by UCLA + The Film Foundation from original nitrate elements
www.classicflix.com/products/cop... #FilmSky
PARDON US (1931) original theatrical version
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES (1932) restored by UCLA + The Film Foundation from original nitrate elements
www.classicflix.com/products/cop... #FilmSky
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Laurel and Hardy's first 2 feature films are making their Blu-ray debut in Dec in new restorations:
PARDON US (1931) original theatrical version
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES (1932) restored by UCLA + The Film Foundation from original nitrate elements
www.classicflix.com/products/cop... #FilmSky
PARDON US (1931) original theatrical version
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES (1932) restored by UCLA + The Film Foundation from original nitrate elements
www.classicflix.com/products/cop... #FilmSky
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
CROWHAVEN FARM debuted on ABC #OTD in 1970.
ROSEMARY’S BABY meets folk horror in this Aaron Spelling TV movie w/ Hope Lange, Paul Burke, John Carradine + Cindy Eilbacher.
Genuinely spooky w/ some plot points that make it a delightfully perverse choice for Thanksgiving week 55 years ago. #FilmSky
ROSEMARY’S BABY meets folk horror in this Aaron Spelling TV movie w/ Hope Lange, Paul Burke, John Carradine + Cindy Eilbacher.
Genuinely spooky w/ some plot points that make it a delightfully perverse choice for Thanksgiving week 55 years ago. #FilmSky
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"The old guy from BATTLESTAR GALACTICA!" we would have said ten months later.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"The old guy from BATTLESTAR GALACTICA!" we would have said ten months later.
"Followed by Buddy Ebsen as BARNABY JONES on most of these CBS stations."
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
"Followed by Buddy Ebsen as BARNABY JONES on most of these CBS stations."
Tonight in 1977 — CBS celebrated the 20th anniversary of the founding of Hanna-Barbera w/ a special hosted by Gene Kelly.
Two hours of H-B cartoons in primetime on Thanksgiving night. What a time to be alive. #TVSky #ClassicTV #Animation
Two hours of H-B cartoons in primetime on Thanksgiving night. What a time to be alive. #TVSky #ClassicTV #Animation
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Tonight in 1977 — CBS celebrated the 20th anniversary of the founding of Hanna-Barbera w/ a special hosted by Gene Kelly.
Two hours of H-B cartoons in primetime on Thanksgiving night. What a time to be alive. #TVSky #ClassicTV #Animation
Two hours of H-B cartoons in primetime on Thanksgiving night. What a time to be alive. #TVSky #ClassicTV #Animation
If you're a Muppets fan, it's worth checking out this auction.
Some of the memorabilia like posters, lobby cards, magazines, and press kits has surprisingly low bids
www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/... #Muppets
Some of the memorabilia like posters, lobby cards, magazines, and press kits has surprisingly low bids
www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/... #Muppets
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
If you're a Muppets fan, it's worth checking out this auction.
Some of the memorabilia like posters, lobby cards, magazines, and press kits has surprisingly low bids
www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/... #Muppets
Some of the memorabilia like posters, lobby cards, magazines, and press kits has surprisingly low bids
www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/... #Muppets
Frndly TV is offering a 99 cents/month special for #BlackFriday. If you've ever considering subscribing, now is the time.
try.frndlytv.com?cjdata=MXxOf... #Streaming #ClassicTV
try.frndlytv.com?cjdata=MXxOf... #Streaming #ClassicTV
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Frndly TV is offering a 99 cents/month special for #BlackFriday. If you've ever considering subscribing, now is the time.
try.frndlytv.com?cjdata=MXxOf... #Streaming #ClassicTV
try.frndlytv.com?cjdata=MXxOf... #Streaming #ClassicTV