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This week on It Was a Thing on TV

First, in 1988, the film Alien Nation was a theatrical release.  That spawned this televised adaptation of that film.  While only running for a single season, the franchise showed it had popularity and staying power, as televised movies and other forms of media appeared after this show's demise.

Then, 30 years ago FOX shook up the TV landscape when they grabbed the NFL's NFC television package from CBS. In the process, several CBS stations in NFC markets not wanting to lose out on football jumped ship to FOX and set up a domino effect around the country changing many TV viewers' habits. Some of these changes are still being felt in various markets years later.

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Timestamps

0:36 - Alien Nation

34:42 - The 30th Anniversary of The Big Switch

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. With football season off and running and baseball winding down its regular season, this week all of the songs are ones you would hear at a sporting event in a stadium or arena. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Jock Jam Megamix” by Various Artist via ESPN from 1997.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TLO4FvxCQ0

On the 44th episode of Pop Goes the Classics, Steve Riddle, Mirandia Berthold, and Andy Atherton head on a road trip as they discuss the 48th Disney Full-Length Animated Feature, Bolt. Join the trio as they discuss Miley Cyrus' status at Disney at the time; the film taking inspiration from other movies and cartoons; Bolt believing he's a real superdog; the sad backstory of Mittens; the running gag of three pigeons continually appearing throughout the film; Rhino the motivational hamster; Penny's unmoving love for Bolt; road trip montages; Las Vegas in 2008 vs. 2024; Bluetooth ear pieces; Penny's mom staying by her side; the climatic ending of the film; the competition it faced when it was released, and where the film ranks amongst the other Disney films. So join Steve, Andy, and Mirandia as they bark at the moon and eat danger for breakfast while they continue their trek through the Disney Animated Film canon.

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. With football season off and running and baseball winding down its regular season, this week all of the songs are ones you would hear at a sporting event in a stadium or arena. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions” by Queen from 1977.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNWvNEPsilI

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. With football season off and running and baseball winding down its regular season, this week all of the songs are ones you would hear at a sporting event in a stadium or arena. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Song 2” by Blur from 1997.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSbBvKaM6sk

As their 11th season of previews continues, Andrew and Adam go into the next tier of teams, the teams who could be possible foils for the season. Teams covered are: CLE 2:20, IND 9:25, PHX 15:45, MIA 23:05, MIL 30:15. Enjoy!

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. With football season off and running and baseball winding down its regular season, this week all of the songs are ones you would hear at a sporting event in a stadium or arena. On today’s episode, Steve Riddle is watching, “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond from 1969.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F_RCWVoL4s

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. With football season off and running and baseball winding down its regular season, this week all of the songs are ones you would hear at a sporting event in a stadium or arena. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching, “Jump Around” by House Of Pain from 1992.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrL_LzX5wv4

NBC was still trying to get their bearings aligned in early 1985.  One midseason replacement which had decent enough ratings against formidable competition was Sara, Chico's submission for the listener vote last year.  Quite a few cast members from Sara went onto much greater things, including a popular Oscar winner, a comedian/pundit, a multi-talented award-winning actress, and everybody's favorite cousin from Mypos.

Welcome to PTBN Pop’s Video Jukebox Song of The Day! Every weekday will be featuring a live watch of a great and memorable music video. On today’s episode, Andy Atherton is watching “Vasoline” by Stone Temple Pilots from 1994.

The YouTube link for the video is below so you can watch along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht672-wYelc