Nov. 28-Dec. 4: South Park’s Christmas origin, Andy Garcia is doing things in Denver, Jeff Bridges is Wild Bill, a ton of terrible Xmas specials, John Cusack’s holiday heist, Oprah and Letterman beef, Spike Lee gets Greek, Superstore debuts and Bill Murray toasts Netflix. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Nov. 21-27: Robert De Niro runs Las Vegas, Wesley and Woody take the train, Johnny Depp is in real time, Keira Knightly has pride, Ryan Reynolds has friends, Rene Russo has too many kids, Daniel Radcliffe is Igor, the Good Dinosaur is just good, and the pope sings! All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Nov. 14-20: The Beatles reunite, Princess Di spills the tea, Michael Douglas is the fairytale president, Homer meets his mom, Robert Downey Jr. is the worst P.I., a very stoned Christmas Eve, Tom Hardy is twins, South Park is trapped in the closet, and a Christmas romance you won’t see on the Hallmark Channel. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Nov. 7- 13: The highest rated E.R. ever, George Costanza loves bosco, Freddie Mercury’s finale, 50 Cent tries movies, South Park sparks a hate crime against red heads, the Chilean miners get a film, Bryan Cranston is blacklisted, Diane Keaton just wants a perfect Christmas, and Bob and David are back…briefly. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Oct. 31-Nov. 6: Holly Hunter goes home for the holidays, Cindy Crawford: action star, Mr. Show brings poison s’mores, Homer dons a muumuu, George Clooney takes on McCarthy, Jake Gyllenhaal’s a jarhead, The Boondocks brings the ruckus, Michael Keaton’s in the spotlight, the best Peanuts movie, the Evil Dead return, and no soup for you! All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Oct. 24-30: Sigourney Weaver hunts a killer, Disney hires a predator, ermagerd there’s Goosebumps on TV, Jigsaw returns for the first time, the White Sox end the curse, Nicolas Cage hits the target, Martin Scorsese loves Dylan, Sandra Bullock has a crisis, Bradley Cooper is burnt, and Quebec stays Canadian (le Québec reste Canadien). All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.
Oct. 17- 23: John Travolta gets shorty, Charlize Theron gets mining, Kurt Russell fights cannibals, Colbert brings truthiness to America, Neon Genesis finally arrives, Bill Murray rocks the Kasbah, the world cries out for a Jem and the Holograms movie, the Simpsons actually have a Halloween, and Back to the Future Day brings no flying cars. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago.