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Fifty years of life on the Street.

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Earlier this year British soap opera Coronation Street made the switch to HD and debuted a new look title sequence. A much larger milestone for the programme is just around the corner, on December 9th the soap will celebrate 50 years on-air.

Along with a live episode and the usual dramatic storylines the anniversary is being celebrated right across British television. Even if you’re not a fan of the show I have to recommend the fantastic BBC Four telemovie “Road to Coronation Street” that details the tumultuous birth of the programme and its 23 year old creator.

I can’t help but further be enamored by the soap opera format and its clearly enormous cultural impact on British society, alas I’m not sure Home and Away lives up the same standard.

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“It Gets Better” — Love, Pixar.

It Gets Better” — Love, Pixar.

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Friends: The Original Social Network.

GEM looks to ‘The Social Network’ to make a promo for Friends.

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Jon Stewart on Rachel Maddow.

Jon Stewart sits down for a lengthy and thoughtful interview.