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Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports.
Television became available in crude experimental forms in the 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion. In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries.
In 2013, 79% of the world's households owned a television set. The replacement of earlier cathode-ray tube (CRT) screen displays with compact, energy-efficient, flat-panel alternative technologies such as LCDs (both fluorescent-backlit and LED), OLED displays, and plasma displays was a hardware revolution that began with computer monitors in the late 1990s. Most television sets sold in the 2000s were flat-panel, mainly LEDs. Major manufacturers announced the discontinuation of CRT, Digital Light Processing (DLP), plasma, and even fluorescent-backlit LCDs by the mid-2010s. LEDs are being gradually replaced by OLEDs. Also, major manufacturers have started increasingly producing smart TVs in the mid-2010s. Smart TVs with integrated Internet and Web 2.0 functions became the dominant form of television by the late 2010s. (Full article...)
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"Abyssinia, Henry" is the 72nd episode of the M*A*S*H television series and the final episode of the series' third season. It was written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell, and it first aired on March 18, 1975. The episode is notable for its shocking ending, in which the unit's amiable commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake (played by McLean Stevenson) receives an honorable discharge and leaves for home but, in the final scene, is reported killed by enemy fire. This ending prompted more than 1,000 letters to series producers Gene Reynolds and Larry Gelbart, and drew fire from both CBS and 20th Century Fox.
The title of the episode refers to the 1920s–1930s slang use of "Abyssinia" for "goodbye". ("Abyssinia", pronounced "ab-ee-SIN-ee-ah" can be understood as "I'll be seeing you".)
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Sydney Cecil Newman OC (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newman was appointed acting director of the Broadcast Programs Branch for the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) and then head of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He also occupied senior positions at the Canadian Film Development Corporation and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and acted as an advisor to the Secretary of State.
During his time in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, he worked first with ABC Weekend TV, before moving across to the BBC in 1962, holding the role of Head of Drama with both organisations. During this phase of his career, he created the spy-fi series The Avengers and co-created the science-fiction series Doctor Who, as well as overseeing the production of groundbreaking social realist drama series such as Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play. (Full article...)General images
Mad Men is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner, produced by Lionsgate Television and broadcast on the cable network AMC. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and ended on May 17, 2015, after seven seasons and ninety-two episodes. Set in New York City amid the social changes of the 1960s, the show follows the people working at an advertising agency on Madison Avenue. It stars Jon Hamm as Don Draper, an advertising executive at the fictional Sterling Cooper agency (later Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce) who, despite his professional successes, struggles to handle secrets from his past and to maintain his personal and family life. Other members of the show's original ensemble cast include Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson, Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell, January Jones as Betty Draper, Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway, and John Slattery as Roger Sterling; the cast saw numerous changes during its run.
Mad Men has been widely praised as one of the greatest television series of its era and of all time, and during its run, it earned numerous accolades for its acting, writing, directing, and technical achievements. Among these recognitions, it won sixteen Primetime Emmy Awards from 116 nominations. The series won the award for Outstanding Drama Series four times from eight nominations, tying the record for most wins in the category. Its win in 2008 for its first season made it the first basic cable series to win the award. Hamm was also nominated eight times for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, ultimately winning the award once in 2015. However, despite these successes, the show often came up notably empty-handed; its seventeen nominations without a win in 2012 set an Emmys record for largest shutout in a year, and Hamm's win in 2015 was the show's only acting win from thirty-seven nominations. (Full article...)
The first season premiered on TV Tokyo in Japan on April 7, 2008, and ran for thirteen episodes until the season's conclusion on June 30, 2008. The episodes were aired at later dates on TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, TV Osaka, TV Setōchi, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co. The second season, named Vampire Knight Guilty, premiered on the same station on October 6, 2008 and ran until its conclusion on December 29, 2008. As of December 2008, five DVD compilations of the first season have been released by Aniplex and Sony Pictures between July 23, 2008 and November 26, 2008. The first DVD compilation for the second season was released by Aniplex on January 28, 2009, and the second compilation was released on February 25, 2009. (Full article...)
Transliteration: "Totsunyū! Shinigami no Sekai" (Japanese: 突入!死神の世界)Jun'ya KoshibaJun'ya KoshibaRika NakaseMarch 1, 2005 February 10, 2007
222"The Man who Hates Shinigami"
Transliteration: "Shinigami o Nikumu Otoko" (Japanese: 死神を憎む男)Kōji AritomiKōji AritomiNatsuko TakahashiMarch 8, 2005 February 17, 2007
233"14 Days Before Rukia's Execution"
Transliteration: "Rukia Shokei, Jūyokka Mae" (Japanese: ルキア処刑、14日前)Kazunori MizunoKazunori MizunoMasahiro ŌkuboMarch 15, 2005 February 24, 2007
244"Assemble! The 13 Divisions"
Transliteration: "Kesshū! Gotei Jūsantai" (Japanese: 結集!護廷13隊)Sanzō TsunodaAkira IwanagaMichiko YokoteMarch 22, 2005 March 3, 2007
255"Penetrate the Center with an Enormous Bombshell?"
Transliteration: "Kyodai Hōdan de Chūō Toppa?" (Japanese: 巨大砲弾で中央突破?)Tetsuhito SaitōAkira ShimizuGenki YoshimuraMarch 29, 2005 March 10, 2007
266"Formation! The Worst Tag"
Transliteration: "Kessei! Saiaku no Taggu" (Japanese: 結成!最悪のタッグ)Noriyuki AbeTakuji KimuraMasashi SogoApril 5, 2005 March 17, 2007
277"Release the Death Blow!"
Transliteration: "Hissatsu no Ichigeki o Hanate!" (Japanese: 必殺の一撃を放て!)Jun'ya KoshibaJun'ya KoshibaMasashi SogoApril 12, 2005 March 25, 2007
288"Orihime Targeted"
Transliteration: "Nerawareta Orihime" (Japanese: 狙われた織姫)Kōji AritomiKeizō KusakawaRika NakaseApril 19, 2005 April 8, 2007
299"Breakthrough! The Shinigami's Encompassing Net"
Transliteration: "Toppa seyo! Shinigami Hōimō" (Japanese: 突破せよ!死神包囲網)Shigeki HatakeyamaShigeki HatakeyamaMichiko YokoteApril 26, 2005 April 15, 2007
3010"Renji's Confrontation"
Transliteration: "Tachihadakaru Renji" (Japanese: 立ちはだかる恋次)Motosuke TakahashiJun'ya KoshibaMasahiro ŌkuboMay 3, 2005 April 22, 2007
3111"The Resolution to Kill"
Transliteration: "Kiru Tame no Kakugo" (Japanese: 斬る為の覚悟)Tetsuhito SaitōKazunori MizunoNatsuko TakahashiMay 10, 2005 April 29, 2007
3212"Stars and the Stray"
Transliteration: "Hoshi to Norainu" (Japanese: 星と野良犬)Noriyuki AbeTakuji KimuraGenki YoshimuraMay 17, 2005 May 6, 2007
3313"Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero"
Transliteration: "Kiseki! Nazo no Shin Hīrō" (Japanese: 奇跡!謎の新ヒーロー)Chiaki KonChiaki KonMasahiro ŌkuboMay 26, 2005 May 13, 2007
3414"Tragedy of Dawn"
Transliteration: "Yoake no Sangeki" (Japanese: 夜明けの惨劇)Kōji AritomiKōji AritomiNatsuko TakahashiJune 1, 2005 May 20, 2007
3515"Aizen Assassinated! The Darkness which Approaches"
Transliteration: "Aizen Ansatsu! Shinobiyoru Yami" (Japanese: 藍染暗殺!忍び寄る闇)Jun'ya KoshibaJun'ya KoshibaMasashi SogoJune 7, 2005 May 27, 2007
3616"Zaraki Kenpachi Approaches!"
Transliteration: "Zaraki Kenpachi, Semaru!" (Japanese: 更木剣八、迫る!)Shigeki HatakeyamaShigeki HatakeyamaRika NakaseJune 14, 2005 June 9, 2007
3717"Motive of the Fist"
Transliteration: "Kobushi no Riyū" (Japanese: 拳の理由)Kazunori MizunoKazunori MizunoMichiko YokoteJune 21, 2005 June 17, 2007
3818"Desperation! The Broken Zangetsu"
Transliteration: "Zettaizetsumei! Orareta Zangetsu" (Japanese: 絶体絶命! 折られた斬月)Tetsuhito SaitōMitsutaka NoshitaniGenki YoshimuraJune 28, 2005 June 24, 2007
3919"The Immortal Man"
Transliteration: "Fujimi no Otoko" (Japanese: 不死身の男)Tetsuhito SaitōNoriyuki AbeRika NakaseJuly 5, 2005 July 1, 2007
4020"The Shinigami whom Ganju Met"
Transliteration: "Ganju no Mita Shinigami" (Japanese: 岩鷲の見た死神)Sanzō TsunodaRyō MiyataMasashi SogoJuly 12, 2005 July 8, 2007
4121"Reunion, Ichigo and Rukia"
Transliteration: "Saikai, Ichigo to Rukia" (Japanese: 再会、一護とルキア)Kōji AritomiKōji AritomiNatsuko TakahashiJuly 19, 2005 July 15, 2007 (Full article...)
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Usually, the winner is a voice actor from an animated show, but some narrators of live action shows have won such as Keith David in 2005 and 2008. No winner was named in 1996 or 2007. (Full article...)
The episodes were originally aired from January 7 to June 17, 2006, in Japan on Television Saitama and at later dates on CTC, KBS, tvk, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, TV Aichi and AT-X. The series later received its international television premieres on the anime television network Animax in 2007, also receiving its English-language television premiere on Animax's English networks in Southeast Asia from June 2007, as well as its other networks in South Korea, Hong Kong and other regions. (Full article...)
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No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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292 | 1 | "Treehouse of Horror XIII" | David Silverman | Marc Wilmore | November 3, 2002 | DABF19 | 16.67 |
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293 | 2 | "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation" | Mike B. Anderson | Mike Scully | November 10, 2002 | DABF22 | 12.51 |
294 | 3 | "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" | Steven Dean Moore | Tim Long | November 17, 2002 | DABF20 | 13.34 |
295 | 4 | "Large Marge" | Jim Reardon | Ian Maxtone-Graham | November 24, 2002 | DABF18 | 17.38 |
296 | 5 | "Helter Shelter" | Mark Kirkland | Brian Pollack & Mert Rich | December 1, 2002 | DABF21 | 15.11 |
297 | 6 | "The Great Louse Detective" | Steven Dean Moore | John Frink & Don Payne | December 15, 2002 | EABF01 | 15.47 |
298 | 7 | "Special Edna" | Bob Anderson | Dennis Snee | January 5, 2003 | EABF02 | 15.00 |
299 | 8 | "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" | Mark Kirkland | Matt Selman | January 12, 2003 | EABF03 | 12.76 |
300 | 9 | "The Strong Arms of the Ma" | Pete Michels | Carolyn Omine | February 2, 2003 | EABF04 | 15.37 |
301 | 10 | "Pray Anything" | Mike Frank Polcino | Sam O'Neal & Neal Boushell | February 9, 2003 | EABF06 | 13.40 |
302 | 11 | "Barting Over" | Matthew Nastuk | Andrew Kreisberg | February 16, 2003 | EABF05 | 21.31 |
303 | 12 | "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can" | Nancy Kruse | Kevin Curran | February 16, 2003 | EABF07 | 22.04 |
304 | 13 | "A Star Is Born Again" | Michael Marcantel | Brian Kelley | March 2, 2003 | EABF08 | 14.56 |
305 | 14 | "Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington" | Lance Kramer | John Swartzwelder | March 9, 2003 | EABF09 | 14.43 |
306 | 15 | "C.E.D'oh" | Mike B. Anderson | Dana Gould | March 16, 2003 | EABF10 | 12.96 |
307 | 16 | "'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky" | Steven Dean Moore | Dan Greaney & Allen Glazier | March 30, 2003 | EABF11 | 12.56 |
308 | 17 | "Three Gays of the Condo" | Mark Kirkland | Matt Warburton | April 13, 2003 | EABF12 | 12.02 |
309 | 18 | "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" | Chris Clements | Ian Maxtone-Graham | April 27, 2003 | EABF13 | 11.71 |
310 | 19 | "Old Yeller-Belly" | Bob Anderson | John Frink & Don Payne | May 4, 2003 | EABF14 | 11.59 |
311 | 20 | "Brake My Wife, Please" | Pete Michels | Tim Long | May 11, 2003 | EABF15 | 10.56 |
312 | 21 | "The Bart of War" | Mike Frank Polcino | Marc Wilmore | May 18, 2003 | EABF16 | 12.10 |
313 | 22 | "Moe Baby Blues" | Lauren MacMullan | J. Stewart Burns | May 18, 2003 | EABF17 | 13.44 |
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History of television: Early television stations • Geographical usage of television • Golden Age of Television • List of experimental television stations • List of years in television • Mechanical television • Social aspects of television • Television systems before 1940 • Timeline of the introduction of television in countries • Timeline of the introduction of color television in countries
Inventors and pioneers: John Logie Baird • Alan Blumlein • Walter Bruch • Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton • Allen B. DuMont • Philo Taylor Farnsworth • Charles Francis Jenkins • Boris Grabovsky • Paul Gottlieb Nipkow • Constantin Perskyi • Boris Rosing • David Sarnoff • Kálmán Tihanyi • Vladimir Zworykin
Technology: Comparison of display technology • Digital television • Liquid crystal display television • Large-screen television technology • Technology of television
Terms: Broadcast television systems • Composite monitor • HDTV • Liquid crystal display television • PAL • Picture-in-picture • Pay-per-view • Plasma display • NICAM • NTSC • SECAM
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