ABC Theater
- Genre
- anthology series
- Country
- United States
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
This is an American TV anthology series that ran for about 12 years. It presented dramatic television movies, with directors and writers adapting stage plays and original material.
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What happens
ABC Theater is an American television anthology series that aired on ABC and featured dramatic presentations over a period of 12 years. Although some sources indicate the series began in 1974, ABC lists the first production in 1972, with irregular broadcasts until 1984. Directors for the series of television movies included George Schaefer, Stanley Kramer, Joseph Papp, George Cukor, José Quintero, Daniel Petrie, Randal Kleiser and Delbert Mann. Writers contributing original material for the series included James Costigan, Alice Childress, Lonne Elder III and Loring Mandel. In 1973, ABC shared in a joint Peabody Award with NBC and CBS "for their outstanding contributions to entertainment through an exceptional year of televised drama." The award particularly noted the ABC Theater productions of The Glass Menagerie and Pueblo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Magnavox Theatre- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.