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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

CROWDSOURCE REQUEST: We're doing film and television trivia for our new student orientation day, and I need some fresh questions! Anything related to film and/or television. Not super-duper obscure ideally, but can be a mix of easier questions and more challenging questions. Got any good ones?

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Rubin actually went back to UCLA in his 80s to finish his degree, and took classes with John Caldwell! Here's a great Los Angeles Times article about it: drive.google.com/file/d/1robH...

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LAT - Students of TV History Tune in to a Living Textbook.pdf

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

That first Emmy was presented to Stanley Rubin, one of the producers of the show. He's the one who donated the old recordings of the show to UCLA. It has a really interesting production history, which he wrote about here: journals.dartmouth.edu/journals/xml...

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A (Very) Personal History of the First Sponsored Film Series on National Television

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I met Lauren, an MFA student at USC, bc she contacted me for help finding the episode. (@lucimarz.bsky.social put us in touch. Thanks, Luci!) Turns out UCLA has it (but under a different title, bc it was repackaged for syndication). I was going to be in LA anyway, so we watched it together. Fun!

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Did an interview for the podcast "The Callback with Lauren Allen," which takes a historical look at works that have won Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and Tonys. It was a fun time talking about this early anthology episode that won the very first Emmy. Check it out! youtu.be/uvQqmaEPT3U?...

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The Callback with Lauren Allen - Your Show Time (1949) - With Dr. Molly Schneider- Emmys

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

("Official" meaning if you need a couple extra days just shoot us an email and let us know.)

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Hey, media studies folks! Just a reminder that today is our (official) deadline for chapter proposals for Atomic TV. Send us those ideas, friends! CFP: tinyurl.com/3f4f9axy #AtomicTV @scms-tv.bsky.social @tv-radio-history.bsky.social @warstudiessig.bsky.social @misig-scms.bsky.social

An image of a flyer advertising a Call for Chapter Proposals for an edited collection called Atomic TV. It shows an orange and pink retro television with yellow stars. It notes that the proposal deadline is June 15th.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Hey, guess what? @utexaspress.bsky.social is having its annual summer sale. What a great time to pick up ✨Gold Dust on the Air✨as your summer beach read 😅. Grab some other UT Press books while you're at it! 40% off print and 50% off ebooks with the code UTXSUMMER. utpress.utexas.edu/9781477329276/

An image of the cover of the book Gold Dust on the Air: Television Anthology Drama and Midcentury American Culture, by Moll A. Schneider. It has a black and white television and black text over a turquoise background with white and gold stars.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Hey, media studies folks! Sending out a reminder as our proposal deadline approaches. We hope you'll consider submitting a proposal for our edited collection on #AtomicTV! tinyurl.com/3f4f9axy @tv-radio-history.bsky.social @scms-tv.bsky.social @misig-scms.bsky.social @warstudiessig.bsky.social

A call for chapter proposals over an orange and pink retro television set. Text reads: Call for Chapter Proposals: Atomic TV. Proposals due June 15th.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

At the risk of sounding like I'm stanning for the robots (No.), I saw 0 driverless cars in an accident today, but witnessed a (driver-full) Tesla rear-ending a Volkswagen right in front of me, so.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This was after I had spent all day watching 1950s TV dramas about nuclear war, and I spent like 3 hours in traffic, so it's been a pretty dystopian day overall. 😂

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I've been seeing a lot of Waymo driverless cars around LA, and today I had to change lanes in front of one, and I was hesitating for a moment, wondering whether this thing was going to recognize my blinker and let me in. It did. But I had to ask a robot permission to change lanes today, you guys. 🫩

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Listen, when you're walking around Los Feliz and the universe leads you to the House of Pies, by gum you abide. 🤩

A photo of the outside of House of Pies restaurant.

A photo of the pie case and menu at House of Pies

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Ahh yes, the age-old research trip packing conundrum: hot climate, but frigid archives/libraries/venues. Strategizing modular layers + suitcase physics is a delicate science. #ArchiveFever

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I've had to call a lot of audibles over the past year and totally change my plan for a particular week because I couldn't let the opportunity pass to discuss real-world current events related to course material. I can't say I was particularly glad for all of these SPECIFIC opportunities though. ☹️

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

We're finally actually putting some art on the walls in our new place, so I got to unwrap this beauty. Original lobby poster for Summer Stock (MGM, 1950). My favorite parts are the little creases and details in the corners. #MediaArchaeology

A lobby poster for the movie Summer Stock (MGM, 1950)

The corner of a poster for the movie Summer Stock, with faint words saying Copyright 1950 Loew's Incorporated

The bottom edge of a poster for the movie Summer Stock, with a union label reading Allied Printing Trade Council, Essex County

The bottom right corner of a poster for the movie Summer Stock, with a print number of 50/545, and including text reading: Property of National Screen Service Corp. Licensed for display only in connection with the exhibition of this picture at your theatre. Must be returned immediately thereafter.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

LA friends! I'll be in town for most of May for research. Would love to see some folks if you're around!

A still image from the movie Shrek 2. It depicts the character Donkey surrounded by palm trees and amazed at Rodeo Drive.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I'm rewatching it now because it's sort of related to some research I'm doing, and I'm really enjoying it! (Of course it also prompted me to rewatch APOLLO 13, which holds up remarkably well.)

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I ordered the DVD set of the FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON miniseries so I could have some of the special features, and my word, what a holographic monument to the golden age of collector's edition DVD sets. 😂 #MediaArchaeology

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I'm rewatching FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, but did not realize that the episode I downloaded to watch on the plane was all about the Apollo 1 fire that killed 3 astronauts trapped inside the module during testing. Great airplane watching. 😬 I'm sure my seatmates thought I was a horrible ghoul.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I have already made the classic O'Hare mistake of buying a grab-and-go turkey sandwich instead of just going to Tortas Frontera. Like an effing rookie. I truly did not know it was possible to make a turkey pesto sandwich with this little taste. A marvel of science! 😂

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I'm off to Vegas for the Broadcast Education Association conference. It's part of the big NAB Show, which is kind of a trip. Doing a panel on teaching TV History in the Streaming Era with Nora Patterson and Kyra Hunting! Also gonna carve out time for the Punk Rock Museum and the Neon Museum. ✨

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

So of course the day after everyone leaves town from #SCMS26, it's 79F and sunny in Chicago. As usual, March weather in the Chi is straight petty. 😂

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

A million thanks to everyone who made #SCMS26 happen, including SCMS staff and committee members, hotel staff, vendors, etc. Your labor is visible and appreciated!

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Awesome to see everyone at #SCMS26! Thanks for the exciting work, the commiseration, and the care in times of uncertainty.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Last panel slot! Local folks who don't have to get to the airport gotta take it over the finish line. Let's do this. 👍 #SCMS26

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

One more plug for our roundtable at 5:15pm! #SCMS26

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

And yes, I sometimes struggle to take my own advice on this one, so this is a reminder for me too 😂

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Once again sharing my annual advice for conference-going: Be sure to eat a vegetable every once in a while. It's easy to get to Day 3 feeling like garbage and then realize you've only eaten granola bars and bar food. Eat a plant when you can. (And drink water and not just coffee!) #SCMS26

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

And by "full stop" I mean "definitely don't stop," obvi.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Sharing photos of your pets supervising you as you pack for the conference is absolutely service to the field, full stop. #SCMS26 #SCMS2026

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Super pumped for our roundtable "TV and Catastrophe: Revisiting Classical Questions." We're in the Friday night slot, so I won't be sad if you bring a cocktail. #SCMS26 #SCMS2026 #TVStudies

List of panelists for a roundtable panel titled "TV and Catastrophe: Reviting Classical Questions." Panelists and topics include: Molly Schneider, "Imagining Nuclear Histories on Playhouse 90." Kelly Kessler, "The Day After: Trauma TV or Just a Gen X Tuesday." Aniko Bodroghkozy, "Crisis, Catastrophe, & the JFK Assassination." Samantha Janes, "Class of '07 and Apocalypse Comedy." Emily Saidel, "Democracy after Disaster."

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Hey, SoCal friends/colleagues! Looks like I'll be in LA for most of May for research. Would love to see some folks while I'm there! (I'm also available to visit classes, give talks, etc., if you want to subject yourselves & your students to my particular brand of nerdery.) #ArchiveFever #TVhistory

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

A girl looks at the camera near a raging fire.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

In which journalist, critic, and all-around badass @moryan.bsky.social reads Grammarly to absolute filth for being slop merchants and robber-barons. Read it, if only to see a work of takedown beauty, written by an actual human.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

(Can be something very simple or something more complicated or anything in between.)

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Dear hivemind: What are you cooking/baking these days that you really love? I have a tendency toward feckless doomscrolling, and cooking has been one thing that helps me refocus toward tangible action. What are you making these days that especially brings you joy, nourishment, peace, etc.?

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

So pumped to be doing an SCMS roundtable titled “TV and Catastrophe: Revisiting Classical Questions” with Kelly Kessler, Aniko Bodroghkozy @anikob.bsky.social, Samantha Janes, and Emily Saidel! #SCMS26 #SCMS2026 #TVstudies #TVhistory

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

(They don't need to be super obscure stumpers. These are mostly first-year Film & Television students, so mostly teenagers, and I want them to actually have fun. So a few easier ones and few more challenging ones are good.)

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Crowdsource request: Hey, film & TV savvy people! I'm doing a trivia session during our new student welcome event tomorrow, and I'm still writing the questions. If you've got a good trivia question related to film & TV (or media more broadly), sound off in the replies!

An orange, yellow, and black image requesting good film & TV trivia questions for a new student welcome event.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Hello, colleagues! I'm putting together a proposed #SCMS26 panel on Television and Catastrophe. (I know at least one of you has to be working on Chernobyl, right?) Hope you'll consider sending me a topic proposal! See my call for panelists here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #SCMSTV #TVSIG

Background image from the television series CHERNOBYL. The text reads 'Call for panelists. SCMS 2026. Television and Catastrophe.'

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