When Hugh Wilson had worked in advertising for a radio station in Atlanta (the one in Georgia) he found himself working with a bunch of interesting individuals. Then, in the 1970s, when trying to come up with an idea for a new sitcom, he thought of his experiences, and came up with an idea: A […]
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Fictional Ohio, Ohio Television and Movies
The State of Ohio has a long history that, in and of itself, is fascinating enough. However, the state also has a long history in fiction that often gets overlooked when talking about the state. This is most likely because fiction, unlike history, didn’t really happen, which I can fully understand. Yet, these stories do
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What was the Best-Selling novel of the Nineteenth Century? Gosh, I hear you say – there are so many wonderful books to choose from. You’ve got a number of Jane Austin novels to choose from, or perhaps something from the Brontë sisters. There was Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, and works by Edgar Allan
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Fictional Ohio, History, Ohio Book Club
If you have ever done any traveling, you’re sure to have run across a place with an unusual name. Some of the more famous examples might include places like Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (guess they really loved that game show) … or Nowhere, Colorado which shouldn’t be confused with Nothing, Arizona. Maryland has a
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