Sneak Previews (1975)
- Genre
- talk
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 144 episodes
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two film critics review new movies by talking and debating with each other. The show focuses on their personal opinions and disagreements rather than a strict review format.
discussion-orientedopinionatedlivelyconversationalnostalgicinformativelightheartedcerebral
What happens
Sneak Previews (1975 to 1996: known as Opening Soon...at a Theater Near You from 1975 to 1977, and Sneak Previews Goes Video from 1989 to 1991) is an American film review show that ran for over two decades on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It was created by WTTW, a PBS member station in Chicago, Illinois. It premiered on November 23, 1975, as a monthly local-only show called Opening Soon...at a Theater Near You and on October 15, 1977, was renamed Sneak Previews. In 1978 it became a biweekly show airing nationally on PBS. It grew to prominence with a review-conversation-banter format between opinionated film critics, notably for a time, Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel. By 1980, it was a weekly series airing on over 180 stations and the highest-rated weekly entertainment series in the history of public broadcasting. The show's final broadcast was on October 4, 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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