Detroit Free Press
Webguide: What's new and notable on the net
June
30, 2002 -- by Victoria Turk
TELEVISION
Tube tales
FOUR stars out of four
TV Acres www.tvacres.com
"This site calls itself "the ultimate subject guide to television
program facts." Well, sort of. Because there are so many other TV
sites on the Web, TV Acres doesn't attempt to cover things like
actors' names or theme songs. Instead, it specializes in lots of
other miscellaneous trivia -- the stuff that can keep you up until 2
a.m.
Did you forget the names of the pet guinea pigs on "Nanny and the
Professor"? You could look under the listing for guinea pigs and
find them, along with some context regarding their role in the
sitcom.
The subject listings are fairly extensive -- not quite A to Z,
but pretty close. Still, the site is maintained by a sole librarian,
not a staff of TV addicts.
What will really impress you, however, is the list of other
television sources in Resources. There are many links to all sorts
of other TV sites that can help you pin down the types of television
trivia that aren't tracked here and keep you happily surfing for
hours."
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Site du Jour of the Day (020719)
July 19, 2002
"One of things I most enjoy about writing Site du Jour of the Day are
the site suggestions that regularly come in from about a dozen of
readers. These suggestions help keep the project fresh by taking it
in a direction
it might not have otherwise gone. During the next week or so, Site
du Jour of the Day episodes will look at sites suggested by Site du
Jour of the Day
readers. Or as they are sometimes referred to — Site Scouts.
Reddog again, this time with a site that not only identifies and
gives a brief history of the Tyler Davidson Fountain in downtown
Cincinnati, Ohio
the one seen in the opening of the show WKRP In Cincinnati, but goes
on to name Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot as the Penguin from the
Batman show, and
lists both addresses for Fred G. and son Lamont Sanford. In the
Addresses & Phone Numbers section — 9114 South Central and 4707
South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, California.
The focus here is on the elements as opposed to the actors of
American television shows from the 1940s to current day offerings.
Ideal for finding the answer to those nagging questions that pop up
frequently enough about vaguely remembered details of the television
experience. Outside pointers are galore here too. TV Acres *is* the
place to be. ED"
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ResearchBuzz News: June 13 - June 19, 2002
TV Acres
Is The Place to Be...
"... weeeebbbbb surfin' is the life for me! TV
trivia fans will like
http://www.tvacres.com/ , a huge
collection of TV show facts.
There are a couple of ways to view this site. You can search it,
which uses a Webglimpse search engine, or you can use the Table of
Contents, which is MUCH more fun.
The Table of Contents is actually set up much more like an index,
with keywords from Aardvarks to Worms. Each item provides something
different; Sheep gives you information
about two TV sheep, Secret Identities provides information about
secret identities of TV characters, and TV Jargon provides a
glossary to TV-related terminology. Some words (Robots, for example)
have sub-categories.
While you're here don't forget to check out the TV Resources section
of the site. This is a nicely-annotated link list covering several
topics, including British TV Shows, Critics and Reviews, and Theme
Songs. And if you REALLY REALLY like this site, check out the TV
Acres Newsletter. Worth a look. "
PermaLink
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Librarian's Index to the Internet
TV Acres
"This site contains information on "characters, places and things
that appeared on television programs broadcast from the 1940s to
the present (during prime time and Saturday mornings)."
Searchable, and browsable by subject. Includes annotated links.
Site is maintained by librarian Jerome A. Holst of Manor
College, Pennsylvania."
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http://www.tvhistory.tv
"The more I use your search engines on various topics, the more impressed I am
with the breadth and depth of your database!! Totally amazing! How
long have you been gathering this data, and entering it into the DB? Years?
I think you will become one of the top rated TV sites in very short order --- my
highest compliments to you."
Sincerely,
Tom
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http://www.tvtome.com
"TV Acres is a very cool site.
The biggest problem is once I got started there it was hard to stop browsing
around and get back to work.
If you'll put up a link back to TV Tome in your episode guides pages I'd be
happy to link to TV Acres."
John
"YOUR SITE HAS RENDERED HALF OF MY TELEVISION LIBRARY UNNECESSARY!...That
is how informative, comprehensive, and just plain enjoyable I have found your
site, TV Acres, to be...I was a child of television, like most baby boomers; and
an inveterate watcher up until about 1978, when I grew up and joined the Navy
(even my decision to become a Naval officer was first inspired by Henessey,
with Jackie Cooper). Like many people have that kind of memory which lets
them recall sports statistics or makes and models of automobiles on sight, mine
was for cast, credits, characters, and details of television shows. That
is one of the reasons why your fact-filled site is such a pleasure for me to
read. Two bookcases in my study are devoted to television and its
programming, and your site outclasses many of my television references in both
accuracy and quantity."
Respectfully,
Adam Benson
Commander, U. S. Navy
CDRRABenson@aol.com
