Sneak Previews – 1979
New Feature –
John Ferguson has compiled a chronological list of all the showtimes at the bottom of the page. Check it out!
California Suite, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Uncle Joe Shannon, Every Which Way but Loose, Pinocchio
Best & Worst of 1978
American Graffiti, Ice Castles, Same Time Next Year, Caravans
The Brinks Job, Hardcore, The Warriors, Quintet, The Great Train Robbery
Norma Rae, Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Agatha, The Last Wave, The North Avenue Irregulars
The China Syndrome, Fast Break, Once in Paris, The Deer Hunter
Picking Oscar Winners
Hair, Murder by Decree, A Perfect Couple, The Champ, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Bell Jar, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dreamer, Old Boyfriends, Hurricane
Dawn of the Dead, Manhattan, A Little Romance, Love on the Run, Hanover Street
Phantasm, Boulevard Nights, Last Embrace, Voices
Alien, The Promise, The Prisoner of Zenda, Saint Jack, Battlestar Galactica
Players, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Winter Kills, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
The In-Laws, Lost and Found, Escape from Alcatraz, Rocky II, The Main Event
Moonraker, Nightwing, Bloodline, Prophecy, Dracula
Just You and Me Kid, The Frisco Kid, Golden Girl, The Villain, Breaking Away
More American Graffiti, The Amityville Horror, The Muppet Movie, The Wanderers, North Dallas Forty
Meatballs, Sunburn, Americathon, Hot Stuff, The Concorde: Airport ’79
Real Life, La Cage Aux Folles, Over The Edge, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Rich Kids
Time After Time, The Onion Field, Peppermint Soda, Love and Bullets, Life of Brian
Take 2: Midnight Movies
Apocalypse Now, 10, Starting Over, When a Stranger Calls
Nosferatu the Vampyre, Luna, The Silent Partner, Meteor, And Justice for All
Take 2: Landmark Films – Movies That Changed the Movies
Running, Head Over Heels, Skatetown U.S.A., The Legacy, Yanks
Take 2: Overlooked Classics of the 1970s That Nearly Everybody Missed
The Rose, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, The Marriage of Maria Braun, French Postcards, Best Boy
Take 2: Love Stories
Wise Blood, Woyzeck, In Search of Historic Jesus, Something Short of Paradise
Take 2: Guilty Pleasures
Star Trek, Kramer vs. Kramer, Sleeping Beauty, The Jerk, Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video
Take 2: Best Films of the ’70s
When the shows originally aired
(compiled by John Ferguson)
Sneak Previews-1979 Episodes (as found in the Trib listings, except where noted)
01/06/79 6:30 Saturday (California Suite, etc.)
01/20/79 6:30 Saturday (Best & Worst of 1978)
02/03/79 6:30 Saturday (Same Time, Next Year, etc.)
02/17/79 6:30 Saturday (The Great Train Robbery, etc.)
03/08/79 7:00 Thursday (Norma Rae, etc.)
03/17/79 6:30 Saturday (China Syndrome, etc.)
03/31/79 6:30-7:30 Saturday (Oscar Picks)
04/14/79 6:30 Saturday (Hair, etc.)
05/03/79 7:00 Thursday (The Bell Jar, etc.)
Between 05/03 and 05/26 [movies not listed in Trib] (Dawn of the Dead, etc.)
05/26/79 6:30 Saturday (Phantasm, etc.)
06/09/79 6:30 Saturday (Alien, etc.)
06/23/79 6:30 Saturday (Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, etc.)
07/07/79 6:30 Saturday (Escape from Alcatraz, etc.)
07/21/79 6:30 Saturday (Moonraker, etc.)
08/11/79 6:30 Saturday [according to Sun-Times] (Breaking Away, etc.)
08/18/79 6:30 Saturday (The Muppet Movie, etc.)
09/01/79 6:30 Saturday (Meatballs, etc.)
09/15/79 6:30 Saturday (La Cage Au Folles, etc.)
09/29/79 6:30 Saturday (Time after Time, etc.)
10/04/79 SEASON PREMIER 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Midnight Movies)
10/13/79 5:30 Saturday (Apocalypse Now, etc.)
10/18/79 MISSING 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Horror Movies-King Kong, Alien, The Bad Seed, The Exorcist, The Omen, Halloween)
10/25/79 8:00 Thursday (And Justice For All, etc.)
11/01/79 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Movies That Changed the Movies)
11/08/79 8:00 Thursday (Running, etc.)
11/15/79 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Overlooked Classics of the 1970s)
11/22/79 8:00 Thursday (The Rose, etc.)
11/29/79 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Love Stories)
12/06/79 MISSING 8:10 Thursday (The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie, The Prize Fighter) [This episode is listed in both the Trib and the Sun-Times–however, see below]
12/??/79 The show with Wise Blood, etc. This site has it, but I haven’t found it in the guides, and there doesn’t seem to be an empty week for it in December, but it must have aired in December since they preview the episode that would air on 12/20. So exactly when this one aired it a bit of a mystery. It’s possible that it aired on 12/06, and that would explain why the episode with Bugs/The Prize Fighter is missing–because it didn’t actually exist.
12/13/79 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Guilty Pleasures 1)
12/20/79 8:00 Thursday (The Jerk, etc.)
12/27/79 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Best Films of the 70s)
I LOVE this site. Great job revamping it. I am officially addicted. Thanks for putting it together. Can we expect more episodes from 1979 or are there any from 1978.
There’s at least one more episode from 1979, in which they talked about the best films of the decade. I am still waiting for that to be re-uploaded.
Thanks Bryan and Jesse…I am slowly getting there!
Why do the categories sections have more videos then the “Years” sections? For example, #Pulblic1979 has a lot more videos than “1979 – Sneak Previews”.
Actually, I shouldn’t have put “a lot more videos” but each section has different videos.
Hi Jeff, You caught me! I am probably two months behind listing the shows…maybe more. I received a lot of Ebert & Roeper shows, and I still haven’t categorized them by year. Let me see what I can do this month to catch up. My apologies to you and everyone else!
Understood. No problem, take your time…this site rules!! Thanks for the quick reply.
Sneak Previews-1979 Episodes (as found in the Trib listings, except where noted)
01/06/79 6:30 Saturday (California Suite, etc.)
01/20/79 6:30 Saturday (Best & Worst of 1978)
02/03/79 6:30 Saturday (Same Time, Next Year, etc.)
02/17/79 6:30 Saturday (The Great Train Robbery, etc.)
03/08/79 7:00 Thursday (Norma Rae, etc.)
03/17/79 6:30 Saturday (China Syndrome, etc.)
03/31/79 6:30-7:30 Saturday (Oscar Picks)
04/14/79 6:30 Saturday (Hair, etc.)
05/03/79 7:00 Thursday (The Bell Jar, etc.)
Between 05/03 and 05/26 [movies not listed in Trib] (Dawn of the Dead, etc.)
05/26/79 6:30 Saturday (Phantasm, etc.)
06/09/79 6:30 Saturday (Alien, etc.)
06/23/79 6:30 Saturday (Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, etc.)
07/07/79 6:30 Saturday (Escape from Alcatraz, etc.)
07/21/79 6:30 Saturday (Moonraker, etc.)
08/11/79 6:30 Saturday [according to Sun-Times] (Breaking Away, etc.)
08/18/79 6:30 Saturday (The Muppet Movie, etc.)
09/01/79 6:30 Saturday (Meatballs, etc.)
09/15/79 6:30 Saturday (La Cage Au Folles, etc.)
09/29/79 6:30 Saturday (Time after Time, etc.)
10/04/79 SEASON PREMIER 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Midnight Movies)
10/13/79 5:30 Saturday (Apocalypse Now, etc.)
10/18/79 MISSING 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Horror Movies-King Kong, Alien, The Bad Seed, The Exorcist, The Omen, Halloween)
10/25/79 8:00 Thursday (And Justice For All, etc.)
11/01/79 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Movies That Changed the Movies)
11/08/79 8:00 Thursday (Running, etc.)
11/15/79 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Overlooked Classics of the 1970s)
11/22/79 8:00 Thursday (The Rose, etc.)
11/29/79 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Love Stories)
12/06/79 MISSING 8:10 Thursday (The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie, The Prize Fighter) [This episode is listed in both the Trib and the Sun-Times–however, see below]
12/??/79 The show with Wise Blood, etc. This site has it, but I haven’t found it in the guides, and there doesn’t seem to be an empty week for it in December, but it must have aired in December since they preview the episode that would air on 12/20. So exactly when this one aired it a bit of a mystery. It’s possible that it aired on 12/06, and that would explain why the episode with Bugs/The Prize Fighter is missing–because it didn’t actually exist.
12/13/79 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Guilty Pleasures 1)
12/20/79 8:00 Thursday (The Jerk, etc.)
12/27/79 8:00 Thursday (Take 2: Best Films of the 70s)
Hi John, Wow…you put a lot of work into this! I just added what you compiled for 1979 (as you can see here https://siskelebert.org/?p=996). It looks like you have worked on the shows from the 70s. I will work on those other years later. How about the Tribune and Disney years. A lot of work, but it would be interesting to see and know! Thanks!
I have your 1979 list you compiled up too!