Television

Association of America's Public TV Stations
<http://www.apts.org>
"The Association of America's Public Television Stations (APTS) is a nonprofit membership organization established in 1980. Its members are the nation's public television stations. APTS's mission is to support the continued growth and development of a strong and financially sound noncommercial television service for the American public."

Classic TV Database
<http://www.classic-tv.com>
Archive of information on classic television, from Milton Berle to Lucy to Mary Tyler Moore to Cheers and beyond.

Drew's Scripts-O-Rama
<http://www.script-o-rama.com>
An "index of movie and television scripts available on the Internet." Includes links to scripts and transcripts of movies and television shows as well as unproduced scripts.

Federal Communications Commission
<http://www.fcc.gov/>
"The mission of this independent government agency is to encourage competition in all communications markets and to protect the public interest. "

GIST TV Listings
<http://www.gist.com/us/?403;http://www.gist.com/tv/>
Online guide to television information. Includes a customizable weekly listing of television programs for over 40 channels, divided by time zone. (U.S. only) Also has television news, gossip, and features.

The Internet Movie Database
<http://us.imdb.com/>
Aka Cardiff's Movie Database Browser, this searchable database contains information on individual films, actors, directors, composers, and genres.

The Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive <http://www.mptv.net/main/main_elements/mainpage.htm>
"This site contains images owned and/or represented by the Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive Inc. (MPTV) - home to over 23,000 classic images dating from the 1910's to the present."

Screen Source
<http://www.mptv.net/main/main_elements/mainpage.htm>
"Guide to movies and TV facts past/present/future, with graphics, celebrity addresses, merchandise, promotions, and other info."

Television FAQs
<http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/>
Links to a host of television related FAQs.

TV Guide
http://www.tvguide.com/
The Official Website for TV Guide Magazine. The weekly television publication featuring television schedules, articles, news, reviews, and gossip.

TVparty!
<http://www.tvparty.com/>
A nostalgic tribute to the history of television, from the advent of the medium until the present day.

Television Without Pity
http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/
Detailed recaps and sarcastic summaries of television episodes. The site is notable for its wide usage of the word "snark" to describe its typical style of sarcastic review. Their official motto is "Spare the snark, spoil the networks."

What A Character!
<http://www.what-a-character.com/>
A Web site devoted to character actors ­those actors you see frequently in movies and television shows, but who haven't reached major celebrity status.

Zap2it.com
<http://www.zap2it.com/index>
"On Zap2it.com, you'll find local movie, TV and Internet listings to help you make those entertainment choices. You'll also find information about your favorite stars, movies and TV shows in one place. Zap2it.com -- Your Guide to What's Onscreen - TV, Movies, Internet!"

Last Updated: September 10, 2007