All episodes Season 13 S13E05 1998-10-10 30 min 1980s Syndication

At the Movies

Holy Man/Bad Manners/One Tough Cop/The Mighty/The Imposter

TV Flash files “Holy Man/Bad Manners/One Tough Cop/The Mighty/The Imposter” as hour 573 of 616 in the TV Flash guide — At the Movies (1982–1990) on Syndication, season 13, episode 5, aired 1998-10-10, 30 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S13E05: listed hour 573 of 616 in the At the Movies guide, hour 5 of 48 in season 13. It aired 1998-10-10 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “What Dreams May Come/A Night at the Roxbury/Snitch/Antz” (S13E04). Next is “Beloved/Happiness/Practical Magic/Love Is the Devil/The Cruise” (S13E06). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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Viewer FAQ

Where does Holy Man/Bad Manners/One Tough Cop/The Mighty/The Imposter sit in the At the Movies guide?

S13E05 is listed hour 573 of 616 — hour 5 of 48 in season 13, season 13 episode 5.

When did At the Movies S13E05 air?

Holy Man/Bad Manners/One Tough Cop/The Mighty/The Imposter aired 1998-10-10 and is listed at 30 minutes.

Is this the same as Sneak Previews?

Related Chicago-critics lineage; this syndicated 1982–1990 run (under various official titles) is the thumbs-as-shorthand era people mean by At the Movies. Balcony, barbs, mass criticism.

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Why this series still plays

Two thumbs up: Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert turn newspaper rivalry into appointment film talk — balcony seats, clipped verdicts, and fights that were half the entertainment. Syndication made serious criticism mass. The argument as format: two Chicago men teaching America it was allowed to have taste, and to disagree on camera.

The balcony is the silhouette. Syndicated 1982–1990 under various official titles: Chicago critics debate new releases with clips, barbs, and binary thumb verdicts — two thumbs up, newspaper rivals as appointment film talk. At the Movies is Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert as celebrity critics: balcony seats, clipped verdicts, fights that were half the entertainment. The thumbs system became cultural shorthand. Serious criticism made mass. The argument as format. *Balcony as civic furniture, a thumb as the accessory…

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