Absolutely Fabulous, also known as Ab Fab, is a British television sitcom created by, written by and starring Jennifer Saunders. It is based on the 1990 French & Saunders sketch Modern Mother and Daughter, created by Saunders and Dawn French.
Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz. The show had an ensemble cast that featured Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Russell Johnson, Tina Louise, and Dawn Wells. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967. The series followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive the island on which they had been shipwrecked. Most episodes revolve around the dissimilar castaways' conflicts and their unsuccessful attempts, for whose failure Gilligan was frequently responsible, to escape their plight.
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978 and was followed by a short-run sequel series, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games. A re-imagined version of Battlestar Galactica aired as a two-part, three-hour miniseries developed by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick in 2003. That miniseries led to a weekly television series, which aired until 2009. A prequel series, Caprica, aired in 2010.
Michael McKean is an American actor, comedian, and musician, known for a variety of roles played since the 1970s.
The year 1965 in television involved some significant events.
Below is a list of television-related events in 1965.
The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 American musical science fiction television film set in the Star Wars galaxy. It stars the original film's main cast, Chewbacca's family, and introduces Boba Fett, who would appear in later films. Directed by Steve Binder, it is the first official Star Wars spin-off film, and is set between the events of the original film and The Empire Strikes Back.
A fallen angel is an angel that has been exiled or banished from Heaven.
Robert Preston Meservey was an American stage and film actor best remembered for originating the role of Professor Harold Hill in the 1957 musical The Music Man and the 1962 film adaptation; the film earned him his first of two Golden Globe Award nominations. Preston collaborated twice with filmmaker Blake Edwards, first in S.O.B. (1981) and again in Victor/Victoria (1982). For portraying Carroll "Toddy" Todd in the latter, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 55th Academy Awards.
Life is the characteristic that distinguishes organisms from inorganic substances and dead objects.
Lee Majors is an American film, television and voice actor. Majors is best known for portraying the characters of Heath Barkley in the American television Western series The Big Valley (1965–1969), Colonel Steve Austin in the American television science fiction action series The Six Million Dollar Man (1973–1978), and Colt Seavers in American television action series The Fall Guy (1981–1986).
A shooting star is a common name for the visible part of small dust or rocks from space, as it travels through the Earth's atmosphere while burning up, which gives it the commonly known name of "a shooting star." If large enough, the meteoroid will fall to sea or land and be considered a meteorite.
Charles Martin Smith is an American actor, writer, and director. He is known for his roles in American Graffiti (1973), The Buddy Holly Story (1978), Never Cry Wolf (1983), Starman (1984), The Untouchables (1987), Deep Cover (1992), And the Band Played On (1993), Speechless (1994) and Deep Impact (1998). He is further known for directing the films The Snow Walker (2003), Dolphin Tale (2011) and Dolphin Tale 2 (2014).
A superstar is a widely acclaimed celebrity.
Missing or The Missing may refer to:
Spider-Man is a Marvel Comics superhero.
A generation is a level in a family tree; a new set of descendants. See also Immigrant generations.
Godzilla, also known as Gojira, is a fictional Japanese monster.
Rock Me Baby is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 15, 2003 until May 25, 2004. Set in Denver, Colorado, Rock Me Baby stars actor and comedian Dan Cortese as Jimmy Cox, co-host of a popular Denver radio show with his best friend, Carl, played by Carl Anthony Payne II. Bianca Kajlich plays Beth Cox, Jimmy's wife, and the two have a baby named Otis. Tammy Townsend plays Beth's best friend, Pamela, who is obsessed with the glamorous life.
