oral histories
'The O.C.' creators have 'only thing' they would change about the show
"The O.C." ran for four seasons between 2003 to 2007, and starred Ben McKenzie, Adam Brody, Mischa Barton and Rachel Bilson.
‘The O.C.’ creator Josh Schwartz: Why 'I felt I had failed' when the show ended
“I'm not joking when I say when the show ended, I felt like I had failed. And then here we are 20 years later, and people still want to talk...
Grandma, 103, goes viral with tales of cotton-picking 'like a dog' in the 1920s
A 103-year-old great-grandmother has gone viral on TikTok, telling of how she used to spend 14 hours a day picking cotton on a Georgia farm. Madie Scott — who was...
Female roadie rats out rock gods in new tell-all book
It’s the kind of offer that could make someone kick the habit. Tana Douglas had just lit her second cigarette, 30 or so minutes into a conversation with George Harrison,...
The Oral History of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Emmy-Nominated Jackie Daytona Episode
Star Matt Berry, Writer Stefani Robinson and Costume Designer Amanda Neale take you inside the making of the Emmy Nominated episode.
'I still have nightmares': The dramatic rise and fall of Matt Harvey
Happy Harvey Day Anniversary. On June 7, 2010, the Mets, picking seventh overall in the annual amateur draft, selected right-handed pitcher Matt Harvey out of the University of North Carolina....
How 'Community' Created "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas": An Oral History
Six seasons and a movie? Try seventeen weeks and a pterodactyl.
The Oral History Of 'Nicktoons', Part IV: 'The Ren & Stimpy Show' Was A Triumph Of Cultural Subversion
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, children’s television and animation were becoming increasingly subversive. Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies, while cute and cuddly, included a number of references to films...
The Oral History Of 'Nicktoons', Part III: Exploring The Multigenerational Appeal Of 'Rugrats'
It’s remarkable that Rugrats, a show about talking babies, could elicit such adult situations behind the scenes.
The Oral History Of 'Nicktoons', Part II: The Charming 'Doug' Embraced The Everyday Acts Of Adolescence
Much like its eponymous star, Doug was a disarmingly simple Nicktoon that immediately left a lasting impression with the viewing audience when it debuted on August 11, 1991. The series...
The Oral History of 'Nicktoons', Part I: How The Storied Animation Block Came To Be
"Animation doesn’t have to look like this! It doesn’t have to look like Warner Bros. It can look any way it wants to!"
All of the dirt on Marvel's infamous bomb
For the first time ever, the cast and crew of Howard The Duck reminisce about the infamous 1986 Marvel film.