Sunday, February 24, 2008

Where are they now? Continued...

Christopher Knight, formerly known as Peter Brady, has come back into the public eye and stars on a reality show today. Since the Brady Bunch days, Knight has starred in documentaries, computer games, and reality TV shows.

Born November 7, 1959, Knight has been in and out of the public eye ever since his debut on The Brady Bunch. Since the end of his "Brady" days, Knight has stayed famous through guest appearances on popular shows, such as, The Weakest Link and VH1's Surreal Life, where Knight met his current wife. Christopher Knight is married to Adrianna Curry, who is a model. Curry is approximately 25 years younger than Knight, the root to problems airred on My Fair Brady: Maybe Baby?.

This show is cast on VH1, and is a sequel to My Fair Brady, in which the two were simply dating and preparing for marriage. Finally wed, Knight and Curry face differences due to age, jobs, and values. For example, Knight is older than his wife and fears that his time for raising children might be coming to an end, but Curry doesn't feel ready for such responsiblity. Catch this reality show on VH1 on Sundays at 10:30.

Where are they now?

In this entry, I'd like to spotlight a few of my favorite actors from my favorite classes TV shows and their life before and after the fame. Before briefing on their life after television, I plan to introduce them, talking about the roles they played. In a previous post, I created a list of my top ten favorite shows, and these actors will be from that list.


Lucille Ball starred as Lucy Ricardo on the classics TV show I Love Lucy. Born in 1911, Lucy was famous for her red hair. She met her husband, Desi Arnaz, in 1940, and the two were wed in 1951. Ball and Arnaz starred together in Ball's first TV show, I Love Lucy, where they played the role of husband and wife. 179 episodes were produced from 1951-1957, as the show later became known as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.

Ball and Arnaz divorced in 1960, putting an end to the usual I Love Lucy. Ball returned to television in 1962, but without her ex-husband. A replacement was brought in to represent Arnaz, but the show would only last until 1968.

After the ending of I Love Lucy, the show took a few different names, finally excusing Ball from the spotlight in 1974. Lucille Ball died at the age of 77, on April 26, 1989.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

My Personal Favorites

Here are a list of my top ten favorite classic TV shows...

1. I Love Lucy

2. The Brady Bunch

3. The Facts of Life

4. The Jeffersons

5. All in the Family

6. Cheers

7. The Munsters

8. Three's Company

9. M*A*S*H

10. Sanford and Son

For a list ofmore popular TV from the past, take the link to http://www.tvland.com/. Here, you will find games, photo galleries, and the status of classic TV in today's world.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Ladies and Gentlemen...




The purpose of "Back to Black and White" is to give viewers a chance to revisit television before it became what it is today. Back to the days when women vacuumed while wearing dresses and high heels. Remembering when it was inappropriate to broadcast a married couple sleeping in the same bed at night. The purpose of this blog is to remember when life, and TV, was a lot simpler.